VPS4B mutation impairs the osteogenic differentiation of dental follicle cells derived from a patient with dentin dysplasia type I / 国际口腔科学杂志·英文版

A splicing mutation in VPS4B can cause dentin dysplasia type I (DD-I), a hereditary autosomal-dominant disorder characterized by rootless teeth, the etiology of which is genetically heterogeneous. In our study, dental follicle cells (DFCs) were isolated and cultured from a patient with DD-I and compared with those from an age-matched, healthy control. In a previous study, this DD-I patient was confirmed to have a loss-of-function splicing mutation in VPS4B (IVS7 + 46C > G). The results from this study showed that the isolated DFCs were vimentin-positive and CK14-negative, indicating that the isolated cells were derived from the mesenchyme. DFCs harboring the VPS4B mutation had a significantly higher proliferation rate from day 3 to day 8 than control DFCs, indicating that VPS4B is involved in cell proliferation. The cells were then replenished with osteogenic medium to investigate how the VPS4B mutation affected osteogenic differentiation. Induction of osteogenesis, detected by alizarin red and alkaline phosphatase staining in vitro, was decreased in the DFCs from the DD-I patient compared to the control DFCs. Furthermore, we also found that the VPS4B mutation in the DD-I patient downregulated the expression of osteoblast-related genes, such as ALP, BSP, OCN, RUNX2, and their encoded proteins. These outcomes confirmed that the DD-I-associated VPS4B mutation could decrease the capacity of DFCs to differentiate during the mineralization process and may also impair physiological root formation and bone remodeling. This might provide valuable insights and implications for exploring the pathological mechanisms underlying DD-I root development.

Effect of propofol on brain injury in children undergoing open heart surgery under cardiopulmonary bypass / 中华麻醉学杂志

Objective To investigate the effect of propofol on the brain injury in children undergoing open heart surgery under cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB).Methods Thirty children aged 4-10 yr undergoing repair of ventricular septal defect or atrial septal defect under CPB were randomly divided into 2 groups ( n = 15 each):control group (group C) and propofol group (group P). Anesthesia was induced with iv injection of sufentanil 1 μg/kg, propofol 2.5 mg/kg (midazolam 0.2 mg/kg in group C) and pipecuronium 0.1 mg/kg in group P. Anesthesia was maintained with iv infusion of 1％ propofol 6 mg·kg-1 ·h-1 (0.05％ midazolam 0.2 mg·kg-1 ·h-1 in group C) until the end of operation. Isoflurane ( 1％-2％ ) were inhaled during the operation in all patients. Sufentanil 1 μg/kg and pipecuronium 0. 1 mg/kg were injected intravenously after the start of CPB. A catheter was inserted into right internal jugular vein and advanced cephalad until jugular bulb for blood sampling before CPB, at 30 min of CPB, at the end of CPB, at 30 min after termination of CPB, at the end of operation, and at 24 h after termination of CPB to detect the plasma concentrations of 8-iso-PGF2 and S-100β by ELISA. Arterial and jugular bulb venous blood samples were collected for determination of SjvO2 before CPB, when naso-pharyngeal temperature was reduced to 30 ℃, when naso-pharyngeal temperature returned to 36 ℃ and at the end of CPB. Cerebral arterial venous oxygen content differences ( Da-jvO2 ) and cerebral oxygen extraction rate of oxygen ( CEO2 ) were calculated. Results Plasma concentrations of 8-iso-PGF2α and S-100β were significantly lower, SjvO2 was significantly higher, Da-jvO2 and CEO2 were significantly lower in group P than in group C (P ＜ 0.05＝. ConclusionPropofol can reduce the brain injury in children undergoing open heart surgery during CPB and the mechanism is related to decrease in cerebral oxygen metabolic rate and lipid peroxidation.

Effects of Changjishu soft elastic capsule in treatment of diarrhea-predominant irritable bowel patients with liver-qi stagnation and spleen deficiency syndrome: a randomized double-blinded controlled trial / 中西医结合学报

To evaluate the efficacy and safety of Changjishu soft elastic capsule, a new Chinese herbal medicine for smoothing liver, invigorating spleen and regulating qi activity, on diarrhea-predominant irritable bowel syndrome (D-IBS) patients with liver-qi stagnation and spleen deficiency syndrome.

Expression of MG7-Ag and follow-up mucosal pathological changes in patients with Suspected malignant gastric ulcer / 中华消化内镜杂志

Objective To evaluate the diagnostic value of expression of MG7-Ag diflferentiation and guidance of follow-up mucosal biopsy in the patients with suspected malignanct gastric ulcer.Methods The expression of MG7-Ag in 58 patients who were suspected as having malignant gastric ulcer under routine endoscopy was studied by immuno-histochemical staining.The follow-up endoscopy was pefformed 1 to 72 weeks(mean 7 weeks)later and biopsy was taken.Results There were 19 cases of gastric carcinoma in 30 patients with positive MG7-Ag expression(63.3%)and only 5 in 28 patients with negative MG7-Ag expression(P＜0.01).Conclusion The positive expression of MG7-Ag is correlated with gastrie carcinoma in patients with suspected malignant gastric ulcer.