Functional types of long trichoid sensilla responding to sex pheromone components in Plutella xylostella.

Sex pheromones, which consist of multiple components in specific ratios promote intraspecific sexual communications of insects. Plutella xylostella (L.) is a worldwide pest of cruciferous vegetables, the mating behavior of which is highly dependent on its olfactory system. Long trichoid sensilla on male antennae are the main olfactory sensilla that can sense sex pheromones. However, the underlying mechanisms remain unclear. In this study, 3 sex pheromone components from sex pheromone gland secretions of P. xylostella female adults were identified as Z11-16:Ald, Z11-16:Ac, and Z11-16:OH in a ratio of 9.4 : 100 : 17 using gas chromatography - mass spectrometry and gas chromatography with electroantennographic detection. Electrophysiological responses of 581 and 385 long trichoid sensilla of male adults and female adults, respectively, to the 3 components were measured by single sensillum recording. Hierarchical clustering analysis showed that the long trichoid sensilla were of 6 different types. In the male antennae, 52.32%, 5.51%, and 1.89% of the sensilla responded to Z11-16:Ald, Z11-16:Ac, and Z11-16:OH, which are named as A type, B type, and C type sensilla, respectively; 2.93% named as D type sensilla responded to both Z11-16:Ald and Z11-16:Ac, and 0.34% named as E type sensilla were sensitive to both Z11-16:Ald and Z11-16:OH. In the female antennae, only 7.53% of long trichoid sensilla responded to the sex pheromone components, A type sensilla were 3.64%, B type and C type sensilla were both 0.52%, D type sensilla were 1.30%, and 1.56% of the sensilla responded to all 3 components, which were named as F type sensilla. The responding long trichoid sensilla were located from the base to the terminal of the male antennae and from the base to the middle of the female antennae. The pheromone mixture (Z11-16:Ald : Z11-16:Ac : Z11-16:OH = 9.4 : 100 : 17) had a weakly repellent effect on female adults of P. xylostella. Our results lay the foundation for further studies on sex pheromone communications in P. xylostella.

Genomic insights into local adaptation and phenotypic diversity of Wenchang chickens.

Wenchang chicken, a prized local breed in Hainan Province of China renowned for its exceptional adaptability to tropical environments and good meat quality, is deeply favored by the public. However, an insufficient understanding of its population architecture and the unclear genetic basis that governs its typical attributes have posed challenges in the protection and breeding of this precious breed. To address these gaps, we conducted whole-genome resequencing on 200 Wenchang chicken samples derived from 10 distinct strains, and we gathered data on an array of 21 phenotype traits. Population genomics analysis unveiled distinctive population structures in Wenchang chickens, primarily attributed to strong artificial selection for different feather colors. Selection sweep analysis identified a group of candidate genes, including PCDH9, DPF3, CDIN1, and SUGCT, closely linked to adaptations that enhance resilience in tropical island habitats. Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) highlighted potential candidate genes associated with diverse feather color traits, encompassing TYR, RAB38, TRPM1, GABARAPL2, CDH1, ZMIZ1, LYST, MC1R, and SASH1. Through the comprehensive analysis of high-quality genomic and phenotypic data across diverse Wenchang chicken resource groups, this study unveils the intricate genetic backgrounds and population structures of Wenchang chickens. Additionally, it identifies multiple candidate genes linked to environmental adaptation, feather color variations, and production traits. These insights not only provide genetic reference for the purification and breeding of Wenchang chickens but also broaden our understanding of the genetic basis of phenotypic diversity in chickens.

Dermatomyositis with kidney neoplasm: two cases report and literature review / 中华泌尿外科杂志

Objective:To investigate the clinical characteristics, diagnosis and treatment of dermatomyositis with kidney neoplasm.Methods:The data of two patients with dermatomyositis complicated with kidney neoplasm in Tongji Hospital from January to February 2022 were retrospectively analyzed. The first case was a 55-year-old female, who was admitted with the chief complaints of recurrent erythema of upper extremities for 2 months and facial erythema for 1 month. Physical examination: erythema can be seen on upper limbs and face, no tenderness or percussion pain in kidney area. Myositis enzyme profile test showed that anti-Mi-2 antibody and anti-SSA /Ro-52 antibody were positive. Contrast CT showed nodular uneven enhancement in the right kidney with a size of 50 mm×41 mm. The second case was a 58-year-old female, who was admitted with the chief complaints of kidney occupying for a month. Physical examination: flaky erythema on face, no tenderness or percussion pain in kidney area. Myositis enzyme profile test showed that anti-Ro-52 antibody and anti-MDA5 antibody were positive. Contrast CT showed a significantly uneven enhanced mass with a size of about 50 mm×41 mm on left kidney. Both patients were diagnosed with kidney neoplasm before surgery and underwent laparoscopic partial nephrectomy in Tongji Hospital.Results:Both patients received regular oral prednisone after surgery. The pathological presentation of case 1 was papillary renal cell carcinoma, the facial erythema subsided 1 month after surgery, and there was no tumor recurrence for 13 months. The pathological presentation of case 2 was clear cell renal cell carcinoma, facial erythema subsided 2 weeks after surgery, and there was no tumor recurrence for 12 months.Conclusions:The diagnosis of dermatomyositis should be combined with clinical manifestations and laboratory examination, and the possibility of malignant tumor should be excluded due to the high likelihood of concomitant malignancy. For patients with dermatomyositis with kidney neoplasm, the main treatment is still surgery, and supplemented with glucocorticoid therapy.

Metachronous bilateral renal pelvic carcinomas: a case report with literature review / 中华泌尿外科杂志

A case of metachronous bilateral renal pelvic carcinoma was reported. A 55-year-old women underwent left nephroureterectomy for the left renal pelvis cancer in 2011, then she was diagnosed with right renal pelvis carcinoma because of intermittent hematuria in 2014.A transurethral ureteroscopic holmium laser resection of the right renal pelvic tumor, partial right pelvis resection and nephrostomy, instillation with hydroxycamptothecin were taken sequentially to delay the dialysis for 53 months. In 2018, the patient underwent right nephroureterectomy because of recurrence of right renal pelvic carcinoma. The patient was followed up for 17 months postoperatively and there was no recurrence. In this case, patient's renal function was protected by the premise tumor control through a variety of minimally invasive and pharmaceutical therapy, which can provide a reference for the kidney-preserving treatment of high-grade renal pelvis cancer.

Genetic Testing for Alpha and Beta Thalassemia in Children in Quanzhou Region of Fujian Province in China / 中国实验血液学杂志

OBJECTIVE@#To analyze the genotypes and distribution of thalassemia in children in Quanzhou Region so as to provide reference for the prevention and control of thalassemia.@*METHODS@#A total of 1 302 children with suspected thalassemia were collected from January 2014 to April 2020 in Quanzhou Region. The deletional α-thalassemia was detected by Gap-PCR, and DNA reverse dot blot (RDB) hybridization was used to detect α- and β-thalassemia mutations.@*RESULTS@#In the 1 302 cases, 667 cases were identified as thalassemia carriers, and the positive detection rate was about 51.23%. Among them, 380 cases of α-thalassemia gene were detected, and --@*CONCLUSION@#There are various genotypes of thalassemia in children in Quanzhou Region, and many children with thalassemia major or intermedia. Therefore, further prevention and control of thalassemia need to be strengthened for reducing the birth of thalassemia major or intermedia.

Glycyrrhizic Acid Protect IEC-6 Cells from Apoptosis Via HuR Mediated Posttranscription of p21 / 中国实验方剂学杂志

Objective:To investigate the protective effect of glycyrrhizic acid (GA) from tumor necrosis factor-α+actinomycetes ketone （TNF-α+CHX） induced apoptosis in rat small intestine crypt epithelial cell line (IEC-6) via AU rich element mRNA binding protein HuR mediated posttranscription of p21 and the potential mechanism. Method:The cultured IEC-6 cells were observed. The experiment was divided into blank group, GA (60 μmol·L-1) group, TNF-α+CHX group and GA+TNF-α+CHX group. Cytoplasmic and nuclear HuR were measured by Western blot. The interaction of HuR and p21 mRNA was detected by biotin pull down and RNA IP. Luciferase activity was measured after transfection with construct with p21 3'-UTR cloned into downstream of luciferase reporter. Cell apoptosis was detected by real-time dynamic cell analyzer, p21 and cysteine proteinas-3 precursor protein（proCaspase-3） association was analysised by CO-IP. Result:After GA treatment for 48 h, cytoplasmic HuR protein expression increased（P<0.05）,the binding between HuR and p21 mRNA expression up regulated(P<0.05), luciferase activity increased(P<0.01), and p21 mRNA and protein expression also increased(P<0.05), while these results were abolished by HuR silencing with siRNA. GA enhanced p21 and procaspase3 interaction(P<0.05), and attenuated TNF-α+CHX induced apoptosis in IEC-6 cells. Conclusion:GA protected IEC-6 cells from TNF-α/CHX induced apoptosis via HuR mediated p21 posttranscription, which due to GA enhanced HuR binding to endogenous and recombinant p21 mRNA and increased p21 interaction with proCaspase3.

Study on PMP Pre-column Derivatization-HPLC Fingerprint of Polyporus Polysaccharide / 中国药房

OBJECTIVE：To establish pre -column derivatization-HPLC fingerprint of Polyporus polysaccharide ，and to determine the contents of main monosaccharide components ，so as to provide reference for quality evaluation of Polyporus umbellatus. METHODS ：Polyporus polysaccharide was extracted with boiling water and precipitated by ethanol and deproteinized by Sevage from 11 batches of P. umbellatus from different producing areas. The samples were firstly hydrolyzed with trifluoro-acetic acid （TFA）and then derivatized by 1-phenyl-3-methyl-5-pyrazolone（PMP）. HPLC analysis was then conducted. The determination was carried out on HypersiL BDS C 18 column with mobile phase composed of 0.1 mol/L phosphate buffer （pH 6.84）-acetonitrile（84∶16，V/V）by gradient elution at the flow rate of 1.0 mL/min. The detection wavelength was set at 254 nm， and column temperature was 30 ℃. The sample size was 20 µL. The similarity of 11 batches of Polyporus polysaccharide was evaluated by using TCM Chromatographic Fingerprint Similarity Evaluation System （2012A edition ），and the contents of main monosassharide components were detected. The peak was identified by comparing with the reference substance ，and cluster analysis was performed by using SPSS 23.0 software. RESULTS ：In HPLC fingerprints of the 11 batches of samples ，3 common peaks were identified ，namely mannose ，glucose and galactose. The similarity of all samples was above 0.94. Cluster analysis classified 11 batches of samples into three categories. S 1-S6，and S 8 were grouped into category 1；S7，S10 and S 11 were grouped into category 2；S9 was individually grouped into one category. Results of content determination showed that the contents of mannose ranged from 1.571 to 8.771 mg/g；those of glucose ranged from 26.072 to 132.194 mg/g，and those of galactose ranged from 3.420 to 36.593 mg/g. CONCLUSIONS ：Established pre-column derivatization HPLC fingerprints can provide reference for quality evaluation of P. umbellatus . The monosaccharide composition of different batches of Polyporus polysaccharide is the same ；there is no significant correlation between fingerprint characteristic peak and the origin of herbs ；there is significant difference in the content of monosaccharide of P. umbellatus .

Two new dihydro-β-agarofuran sesquiterpenes from stems and leaves of Monimopetalum chinense / 中草药

Objective To study the chemical constituents from the stems and leaves of Monimopetalum chinense. Methods The constituents were isolated and purified by silica gel column chromatography and preparative HPLC. Their structures were elucidated based on spectroscopic methods including 1D and 2D NMR and HR-ESI-MS. Results Two new dihydro-β-agarofuran sesquiterpenes were isolated from the stems and leaves of M. chinense and identified as 1α,6β-dinicotinoyloxy-9α-acetoxy-dihydro- β-agarofuran (1) and 1α,6β-dinicotinoyloxy-9α-benzoyloxy-8α-hydroxydihydro-β-agarofuran (2). Conclusion Compounds 1 and 2 are new compounds, and named as monimins I and II, respectively.

Health-related quality of life of patients with Crohn′s disease: A meta synthesis of qualitative studies / 医学研究生学报

Objective The article aimed to identify health-related quality of life(HRQOL) themes of patients with Crohn's disease(CD) and establish a HRQOL model by a meta synthesis of qualitative studies on CD patients′ HRQOL. Methods A retrieval of HRQOL-related qualitative studies on CD patients was conducted in databases including DirectPsycINFO, VIP, etc and the results were integrated by integrating method. Results A total of 8 researches were included to refine 44 results which were integrated into 15 themes. The themes were further grouped into 6 HRQOL domains: physical function, psychological function, social function, study and work skills, sexual function, perception of health and well-being. Conclusion HRQOL themes of CD have been identified and a preliminary HRQOL concept model has been established, which will provide a reference for the development of HRQOL evaluation tools in CD patients.

Research advances in hepatocyte-like cells from human induced pluripotent stem cells and their application / 中华肝脏病杂志

Induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) have the potential of proliferation and differentiation into a variety of somatic cells, including hepatocyte-like cells (HLCs). HLCs from human iPSCs (hiPSC-HLCs) have similar features and functions as primary hepatocytes and are used as an efficient in vitro model of hepatocytes, which brings hope to studies on liver diseases and drug hepatotoxicity evaluation. This article reviews the research advances in hiPSC-HLCs and their application in the fields of disease model, drug hepatotoxicity evaluation, and cell transplantation and discusses the future perspectives of the application of hiPSC-HLCs.

Circular RNA circ-ABCB10 promotes breast cancer proliferation and progression through sponging miR-1271.

Circular RNA (circRNA) is a key regulator in the development and progression of human cancers, however its role in breast cancer tumorigenesis is not well understood. The present study aims to investigate the expression profiles and potential modulation of circRNA on breast cancer carcinogenesis. Human circRNA microarray was performed to screen for abnormally expressed circRNA in breast cancer tissue. Results found circ-ABCB10, was significantly up-regulated in breast cancer tissue. And results were replicated in a larger sample size. In vitro, loss-of-function experiments showed circ-ABCB10 knockdown suppressed the proliferation and increased apoptosis of breast cancer cells. Bioinformatics prediction program predicted the complementary sequence within circ-ABCB10 and miR-1271, which was validated by luciferase reporter assay. Finally, miR-1271 rescued the function of circ-ABCB10 on breast cancer cells, confirming the sponge effect of circ-ABCB10 on miR-1271. Overall, results identified a new functional circ-ABCB10 in breast cancer tumorigenesis, and reveal the important regulatory role of circ-ABCB10 through sponging miR-1271, providing a novel insight for breast cancer pathogenesis.

Comparison of MRI, CT and 18F-FDG PET/CT in the diagnosis of local and metastatic of nasopharyngeal carcinomas: an updated meta analysis of clinical studies.

BACKGROUND: A meta-analysis was conducted to evaluate the accuracy of MRI, CT and FDG PET/CT in TNM stage of nasopharyngeal carcinoma patients (NPC). METHODS: Through a search of studies from 1996 to April 2015, pooled estimated sensitivity, specificity, pooled diagnostic odds ratio (DOR), summary receiver operating characteristic (SROC) curves and Q*-index were calculated. RESULTS: Totally 23 studies were included for analysis. In T stage, the pooled sensitivity, specificity, DOR and SROC of MRI were 0.95 (95% CI 0.93-0.97), 0.76 (95% CI 0.71-0.80), 86.85 (16.36-461.06) and 0.9213 (SE 0.0372) respectively. The pooled sensitivity, specificity, DOR and SROC of CT were 0.84 (95% CI 0.79 to 0.88), 0.80 (95% CI 0.71 to 0.88), 6.32 (1.17 to 34.02) and 0.7215 (SE 0.054) respectively. The pooled sensitivity, specificity, DOR and SROC of FDG PET/CT were 0.85 (95% CI 0.76 to 0.91), 0.91 (95% CI 0.84 to 0.96) and 0.8673 (SE 0.0311). In N stage, the pooled sensitivity, specificity, DOR and SROC of MRI were 0.88 (95% CI 0.85-0.90), 0.95 (95% CI 0.93-0.97), 93.68 (23.21-379.69) and 0.9153 (SE 0.099) respectively. The pooled sensitivity, specificity, DOR and SROC of CT were 0.92 (95% CI 0.88-0.95), 0.93 (0.76-0.99), 93.81 (22.39-393.03) and 0.8872 (SE 0.0520) respectively. The pooled sensitivity, specificity, DOR and SROC of FDG PET/CT were 0.88 (95% CI 0.85-0.90), 0.95 (95% CI 0.93-0.97), 93.88 (23.21-379.69) and 0.9153 (SE 0.0299) respectively. In M stage, the pooled sensitivity and specificity of MRI were 0.53 (95% CI 0.35-0.70) and 0.99 (95% 0.95-1.00). The pooled sensitivity and specificity of CT were 0.80 (95% CI 0.44-0.97) and 0.93 (95% CI 0.86-0.97) respectively. The pooled sensitivity, specificity and SROC of FDG PET/CT were 0.82 (95% 0.74-0.88), 0.98 (95% CI 0.96-0.99) and 0.9002 (SE 0.075) respectively. CONCLUSION: The analysis suggested that MRI had good accuracy in diagnosis of T stage. Whereas CT is currently a good performance in diagnosis of N stage, FDG PET/CT shows good accuracy in diagnosis of M stage.

Diagnostic Value of Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy in Radiation Encephalopathy Induced by Radiotherapy for Patients with Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma: A Meta-Analysis.

In this study, articles in English and Chinese were selected from available electronic databases prior to September 2014. The metabolic concentrations and patterns of N-acetylaspartic acid (NAA), Choline (Cho), Creatine (Cr), NAA/Cr, NAA/Cho, and Cho/Cr ratios in radiotherapy-induced radiation encephalopathy by proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy were extracted. A meta-analysis was performed to quantitatively synthesize findings of these studies. Weighted mean difference (WMD) and 95% confidence intervals (95%CIs) were calculated using random or fixed effective models. Heterogeneity between studies was assessed using the Cochrane Q test and I (2) statistics. The results indicated that a total of 4 researches involving 214 patients met inclusion criteria. Depending on methodologies of selected studies, control groups were referred to as healthy subjects. The combined analysis revealed that there was no significant difference in value of Cr between radiotherapy group and healthy control group (WMD = -1.483, 95% CI: -67.185-64.219, p = 0.965). However, there were significant difference in values of NAA (WMD = -18.227, 95%CI: -36.317--0.137, p = 0.048), Cho (WMD = 38.003, 95%CI: 5.155-70.851, p = 0.023), NAA/Cr (WMD = -1.175, 95%CI: -1.563--0.787, p = 0.000), NAA/Cho (WMD = -1.108, 95%CI: -2.003-0.213, p = 0.015), and Cho/Cr (WMD = -0.773, 95%CI: 0.239-1.307, p = 0.005). In conclusion, MRS can be regarded as an effective and feasible imaging test for radiotherapy-induced radiation encephalopathy in NPC patients.

[Construction and operation status of management system of laboratories of schistosomiasis control institutions in Hubei Province].

OBJECTIVE: To analyze the construction and operation status of management system of laboratories of schistosomiasis control institutions in Hubei Province, so as to provide the reference for the standardized detection and management of schistosomiasis laboratories. METHODS: According to the laboratory standard of schistosomiasis at provincial, municipal and county levels, the management system construction and operation status of 60 schistosomiasis control institutions was assessed by the acceptance examination method from 2013 to 2015. RESULTS: The management system was already occupied over all the laboratories of schistosomiasis control institutions and was officially running. There were 588 non-conformities and the inconsistency rate was 19.60%. The non-conformity rate of the management system of laboratory quality control was 38.10% (224 cases) and the non-conformity rate of requirements of instrument and equipment was 23.81% (140 cases). CONCLUSIONS: The management system has played an important role in the standardized management of schistosomiasis laboratories.

Effect of miR-124 on the epithelial-mesenchymal transition and radio-resistance of nasopharyngeal carci-noma / 实用医学杂志

Objective To identify the role of miR-124 in regulating the radiosensitivity and the epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) of nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC). Methods Transient transfection of cells with miR-124 mimic or inhibitor was performed and wound-healing assay was used to investigate the role of miR-124 in the EMT of NPC. The apoptosis affected by miR-124 was also measured after irradiation , followed by investigating the cell proliferation by EdU assay. Finally , proteins of Akt and ERK associated with EMT and radiosensitivity, were measured by western blot. Results The migration index from NPC cell line indicated that miR-124 repressed the EMT. The results from caspase-3 activity assay showed that caspase-3 activity after irradiation significantly increased in miR-124 mimic group compared with the control group (P < 0.01). It was also confirmed that irradiation led to a higher percentage of apoptosis in miR-124 group compared with the control group in NPC cells. Cell proliferation after irradiation was significantly decreased in MiR-124 group as compared with control group . MiR-124 inhibited the protein expression of p-Akt . Conclusion MiR-124 may repress the EMT and decrease radio-resistance of NPC via p-Akt signaling pathway , which may provide a new insight into radio-resistance in NPC.

Study on relation between junctional adhesion molecule family A expression level and radiosensitivity of nasopharyngeal carcinoma cell line / 重庆医学

Objective The radiotherapy resistance is one of important causes for nasopharyngeal carcinoma(NPC) treatment failure.Junctional adhesion molecule A(JAMA)is closely correlated with the tumor poor prognosis.Thus this experiment is to in vestigate the relationship between JAMA expression and the radiosensitivity of NPC.Methods To overexpress or interfere the JAMA expression in CNE2 and HONE1 cell lines.Then different doses of X-ray were adopted to conduct irradiation.The cell clone formation capacity and cellular apoptosis change were detected after 24 h.The role of JAMA in the NPC radiotherapy was understand.The related signal pathway protein in cell lines with different JAMA expression was detected by Western blot.Results The cell lines with low JAMA expression were more sensitive to radiotherapy:After low JAMA expression,the D0 value in the CNE2 cell line was decreased from 3.26 ±0.78 to 1.92 ± 0.23;the Dq value was decreased from 46.51 ± 4.27 to 32.12 ± 3.19.The radio therapy induced apoptosis was significantly increased in the cell lines with low JAMA expression,after low JAMA expressing,thcellular apoptosis was elevated from 6.9 ％ ± 0.9 ％ to 13.7 ％ ± 1.3 ％;the HONE1 cellular apoptosis was elevated from 6.5 ％ + 1.1 ％ to 12.3 ％ ± 1.7％;JAMA overexpression cell lines were significantly decreased.The preliminary mechanism research results showed that JAMA played the effect via Akt signal pathway.Conclusion This research results verifiy that JAMA expression level is closely correlated with the radiosensitivity of NPC cell line:JAMA can increase the radiotherapy resistance of NPC cell lines,which provides a new feasible research direction for NPC enhancing radiosensitivity.

Pulmonary fungal infection after renal transplantation: analysis of 40 cases / 南方医科大学学报

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To explore the clinical characteristics, therapeutic measures and risk factors of pulmonary fungal infection in patients after renal transplantation.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>The clinical data of 176 patients receiving renal allograft transplantation with postoperative infections were retrospectively analyzed. Among the patients, 40 were diagnosed to have pulmonary fungal infection, and their clinical symptoms, signs, radiographic findings, pathogenic bacterial culture, histopathological examination, and treatments were analyzed.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>The 40 recipients with postoperative pulmonary fungal infection included 25 male and 15 female patients with a mean age of 49 years. Twenty-eight of the patients developed pulmonary fungal infection within 6 months after transplantation. Positive pathogen cultivation was reported in 19 cases, and Candida albicans was detected in 11 cases, Candida krusei in 2 cases, Candida glabrata in 3 cases, Candida tropicalis in 1 case, aspergillosis in 1 case, and Candida mycoderma in 1 case. Twenty-four of out of the 40 cases were found to have co-infection. All the patients received antifungal drugs and adjuvant treatments, and 38 patients were cured and 2 died.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>Pulmonary fungal infection often occurs within 6 months after renal transplantation. The most common fungal pathogen is Candida albicans, and the patients often had coinfections. Early diagnosis and timely intervention with antifungal drugs and comprehensive measures are critical in the management of pulmonary fungal infection following renal transplantation.</p>

Innovative measurement of parallelism for parallel transparent plate based on optical scanning holography by using a random-phase pupil.

A potential method is proposed to measure the parallelism of parallel transparent plate with an advanced lower limit and a convenient process by optical scanning holography (OSH) using a random-phase pupil, which is largely distinct from traditional methods. As a new possible application of OSH, this promising method is demonstrated theoretically and numerical simulations are carried out on a 2 cm×2 cm parallel plate. Discussions are also made on the quality of reconstructed image as well as local mean square error (MSE), which are closely related with the parallelism of sample. These amounts may become the judgments of parallelism, while in most interference methods judgments are paces between two interference fringes. In addition, randomness of random-phase pupil also affects the quality of reconstructed image and local MSE. According to the simulation results, high parallelism usually brings about distinguishable reconstructed information and suppressed local MSE.

Effect of Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma combined with Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma on p53 and p21 gene expression of IEC-6 cells / 中国中药杂志

To study the effect of the combined administration of different doses of Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma and Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma on the proliferation of DFMO-treated intestinal epithelial cells (IEC-6) and p53, p21 mRNA and protein expressions, in order to define the molecular basis for the effect of the combined administration of different doses of Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma and Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma on the cell proliferation. The effect of the drugs on the cell division rate and cell cycle of IEC-6 cells was detected by FCM. Quantitative Real-time PCR (qRT-PCR) was used to analyze the effect of the drugs on mRNA of p2l and p53 related to IEC-6 proliferation. Western blot was used to analyze the effect of the drugs on p2l and p53 protein expressions of IEC-6 cells. Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma could increase p53, p21 mRNA and proteins expression in DFMO-treated IEC-6 cells. The combined administration of different ratios of Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma and Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma could significantly down-regulate Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma's effect on p53, p21 mRNA and proteins expression in DFMO-treated IEC-6 cells and promote the proliferation of IEC-6 cells. The combined administration of Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma and Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma could down-regulate Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma's effect on DFMO-treated intestinal epithelial cells (IEC-6).

Ethical Issues of Privacy Protection Caused by Biobanks Research in Data Context / 世界科学技术-中医药现代化

In traditional biomedical research, a series of mechanism and measures had been taken for identity protection of data subjects, such as data disclosure in aggregated methods, information restricted in public only after identified variables removal and etc. The purpose of such process was aimed to properly keep confidentiality of health information for the target subjects in research. As the protection of subject privacy was viewed as one of the most essential principle of medical ethics in human research, the effects to fulfill and accomplish such process can help to maintain the trust and support among participants and social public. Currently, such traditional modes of privacy safeguard are widely-applied in genetics and genomics study. However, the universal applicability also causes a number of controversies, and the effectiveness remains to be proven. Nowadays, the risk assessments of data subjects’ privacy call for taking the whole“data context” into consideration, not just self-restricted in isolation and confined to quality control of data disclosure. With the soaring increasing of data resources in research involved human subjects, the issues of releasing genetic data have caused more and more public attention, especially for the sensitive domains of privacy protection. Based on the core problem and principles, this article attempted to discuss the controversial bioethical issues such as data context, data-intruder concept, privacy of data subject, identity control of releasing data, potential risk of individual identification, privacy protection of data subject, and etc. We hope these considerations can provide references to the bioethical understanding of biobanks research and decision-making of ethic review.