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Compared with surgery, radiotherapy, chemotherapy and other conventional cancer treatments, near-infrared (NIR) photothermal therapy mediated by gold nanoparticles had advantages of non-invasive, safe, non-drug resistance and small side effects. Especially for tongue cancer and other head and neck tumors, NIR gold nanoparticle-mediated photothermal therapy is more conducive to preserve the anatomic and functional integrity of stomatognathic system, improving the life quality of patients. However, the toxic organic phase substances are commonly used in conventional gold nanoparticles preparation process in order to increase the stability of the material which limited its application in the biomedical field. In this study, a new type of gold nanoflower (GNF) particles were synthesized by seeding approach in aqueous phase, with better biocompatibility and free of organic substances. Then, the photo-thermal conversion curve under the irradiation of NIR laser ray were investigated. The absorption peak of prepared GNF particles was 719 nm and they had high efficient photothermal conversion in near-infrared region. Furthermore, we investigated the inhibition effect of NIR photothermal therapy with different laser power mediated by the GNF particles on human tongue carcinoma cells by detecting the relative growth rate, cell cycle, and apoptosis and necrosis. The results showed that NIR photothermal therapy mediated by prepared GNF particles could inhibit proliferation of tongue carcinoma Tca-8113 cells obviously, and the relative growth rate of Tca-8113 cells decreased along with the increasing of GNF concentration and laser power. At last, we validated the expression stabilities of 12 commonly used reference genes (18S, ACTB, ALAS1, GAPDH, TBP, HPRT1, RPL29, HMBS, PPIA, PUM1, GUSB, and B2M) after the above treatment through real-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction (RT-qPCR). Three commonly used software, geNorm, NormFinder, and BestKeeper are used to compare stability between reference genes. The final ranking of the candidate reference genes expression stability was TBP > PPIA > RPL29 > B2M > 18S rRNA > GAPDH > GUSB > ACTB > HPRT1 > ALAS1 > HMBS > PUM1. The combination of TBP + PPIA is best for normalizing the relative quantitation. The results suggested that GNF particles had high photothermal conversion in NIR region and was ideal mediated material for tumor NIR photothermal therapy. NIR photothermal therapy mediated by GNFs could inhibit the growth rate of tongue carcinoma Tca-8113 cells obviously. The recommend reference genes can be used for improving the accuracy of gene expression studies in the molecular mechanism of near-infrared (NIR) photothermal therapy mediated by the gold nanoflower (GNF) particles.
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Objective To investigate the effects of aging and the decreased glomerular filtration rate on the prevalence of anemia in elder receiving body check from urban area of Hefei, China.Methods A total of 4547 >60 years subjects received healthy examination in Healthy Center of Anhui Provincial Hospital from January 2005 to December 2007 were enrolled in this study.Anemia was defined as hemoglobin < 120 g/L in men or < 110 g/L in women.Results The prevalence of anemia in the subjects was 4.40% (95% CI: 3.83% -5.05% ) and significantly increased with the aging process and the decline of estimated glomerular filtration rate ( eGFR) .With logistic analyses, increasing age, female, decreased eGFR were major risk factors for anemia Conclusions The morbidity of anemia is 4.40% in old population receiving body check from urban area of Hefei, China.Aging and the decline of eGFR are the independent risk factors of anemia.
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Objective; To investigate the immunolocalization and significance of Notch-2 expression in the process of dental pulp repair after injury. Methods: An experimental animal model of injury-induced pulpitis was established to observe the time-sequenced alteration of the expression of Notch-2. Results: Three days post-operation, weak positive staining of Notch-2 was observed in pulp mesenchyme cells and pulp fibroblasts but not in vascular endothelial cells or odontoblasts. Five days post-operation, strong Notch-2 reactivity was found in subodontoblasts as well as newly bom capillary endothelial cells. Seven days after cavity preparation, Notch-2 staining became weaker in pulp mesenchyme cells and capillary endothelial cells, but stronger positive staining was found in odontoblasts. Two weeks post-operation, weak Notch-2 staining was seen in pulp mesenchyme cells and subodontoblastic layer cells and was absent from odontoblasts. Notch-2 immunoreactivity was completely absent in intact rat dental pulp. Conclusion: Notch-2 is strikingly up-regulated in dental pulp mesenchyme cells in the early days after dental injury and then shows progressively up-regulation in odontoblasts. Properly regulated activation of Notch signaling pathway is important for controlling cell fate and maintaining the correct balance among cell proliferation, differentiation and apoptosis during dental pulp repair process.
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ObjectiveTo investigate the prevalence and associated risk factors of chronic kidney disease (CKD) in adult population receiving body check from urban area of Hefei, Anhni. MethodsA total of 33 451 subjects who were older than 20 years and received healthy examination in Health Center of Anhui Provincial Hospital from January 2005 to December 2007 were enrolled in this study. CKD was defined as proteinuria, and/or hematuria, and/or using the simplified MDRD equation. ResultsThe prevalence of proteinuria was 2.74% (95%CI: 2.57%-2.92%), hematuria 7.67% (95% CI:7.39%-7.96%), and reduced eGFR 0.80%(95% CI:0.71%-0.90%). 9.92% (95% CI:9.60%-10.25%) subjects had at least one indicator of kidney damage. Age, female, diabetes mellitus, hypertension, and hyperuricemia were independently associated with CKD. ConclusionsThe prevalence of chronic kidney disease is 9.92% in adult population receiving body check from urban area of Hefei, Anhui. Independent risk factors associated with CKD are age, female, diabetes mellitus, hypertension, and hyperoricemia.
