胞苷脱氨酶基因对小鼠大剂量化疗的保护作用

Objective:To explore the feasibility of transfecting cytidine deaminase(CD)gene into mouse bone marrow cells in order to observe the drug resistance of high dose Ara-C and improve the tolerance of myelosuppression following combination chemotherapy.Methods:Human cytidine deaminase gene was transfected into mice bone marrow cells by retroviral vector.Resistant colony-forming unit granulocyte-macrophage(CFU-GM)assay was performed after the transfected mice bone marrow cells treated by the Ara-C.DNA was extracted from mice bone marrow cells.The drug resistant gene in mice bone marrow cells after transfection was detected by PCR.Results:Bone marrow cells of lhe donor mice cultured with lhe retroviral producer cells showed the drug resistant colonies and resistance to Ara-C,so did accept mice transplanted with the CD gene(CFU-GM of donor mice was 52%,X2=124.62,P＜0.01:accept mice was 54%,X2=126.26.P＜0.01,both compared with the contrast group).The animal survival rate was significantly higher in gene transfected group than that of the control(X2=7.42.P＜0.01).CD gene of transfected bone marrow cells was confirmed by PCR.Conclusion:CD gene can be transfected into bone marrow cells of mice efficiently and increase the drug resistance to Ara-C.     

机器学习鉴别ⅠA期宫颈癌与高级别鳞状上皮内病变:基于MRI影像组学模型

目的 利用宫颈MRI图像提取影像组学特征,建立随机森林模型识别ⅠA期宫颈癌与高级别鳞状上皮内病变(high-grade squamous intraepithelial lesion,HSIL).材料与方法 回顾性分析经手术病理证实的43例ⅠA期宫颈癌患者与51例HSIL患者,按照4:1的比例设置训练集(ⅠA=34,H...     

Inhibitory effect of traditional Chinese medicine Zi-Shen Pill on benign prostatic hyperplasia in rats

In the present study, we investigate the effects of an extract isolated from traditional Chinese medicine Zi-Shen Pill (ZSPE) on benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) in rats induced by testosterone after castration. A total of 50 rats were equally divided into five groups: Group 1 served as control (sham-operated group); Group 2 was model group; Group 3 and Group 4 animals were administered with ZSPE at dose levels of 300 mg/kg and 600 mg/kg; Group 5 was served as positive control group and treated with finasteride at a dose of 1 mg/kg. The drugs were administered orally once a day for 28 days consecutively. The prostate weight, prostatic index, and serum dihydrotestosterone (DHT) levels were significantly reduced and the pathological changes in BPH were also by ameliorated ZSPE. Immunohistochemical examination revealed that the expressions of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and basic fibroblast growth factor (bFGF) in prostate were inhibited by ZSPE treatment, whereas the levels of transforming growth factor-beta1 (TGF-beta1) were increased. These results suggest that ZSPE has a definite inhibitory effect on BPH and might be an alternative medicine for treatment of human BPH.     

Effect of traditional Chinese medicine Shu-Mai-Tang on attenuating TNFalpha-induced myocardial fibrosis in myocardial ischemia rats

Shu-Mai-Tang (SMT) is a traditional Chinese medicine for treatment of ischemic heart disease. The effect of SMT on inflammation-induced myocardial fibrosis, left ventricular (LV) remodeling, and the potential mechanism in myocardial ischemia (MI) rats were investigated. Rats with ligated left anterior descending coronary artery (MI model) were randomly divided into three groups (SMTL, SMTH, and MIR). A group undergoing Sham operation (Sham; n=16) was also included. SMT (342 or 1710 mg/kg for SMTL or SMTH groups, respectively) was orally administered daily for 1 and 6 weeks. Cardiac function, myocardial fibrosis, serum tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNFalpha) concentration, the cardiac expressions of phosphorylated p38 MAPK and tissue inhibitor of matrix metalloproteinase (TIMP)-1 and TNFalpha were examined by echocardiography, histological staining, radioimmunoassay, western blot, respectively. In the present study, significant reduced myocardial fibrosis, as well as decreased phospho-p38 MAPK, TIMP-1, and TNFalpha proteins, and serum TNFalpha level, accompanied by improved cardiac function in the SMT-treated rats in a dose-dependent manner as compared with the MIR. These results suggested that SMT could anti-inflammation-induced myocardial fibrosis and reverse LV remodeling in MI rats, and the mechanism may be related to the effect of SMT on inhibiting p38 MAPK signaling pathway.     

Down syndrome biochemical markers and screening for preeclampsia at first and second trimester: correlation with the week of onset and the severity

OBJECTIVES: To estimate the combined screening performance of first and early second trimester prenatal serum markers for Down syndrome, in screening for the development of preeclampsia, and analyze the correlation among marker levels, week of onset, and severity of the disease. METHODS: A retrospective cohort study was carried out on 32 women with preeclampsia and 3044 controls. Serum samples from these pregnancies were assayed for pregnancy-associated plasma protein-A (PAPP-A), alpha-fetoprotein (AFP), unconjugated estriol (uE3), human chorionic gonadotrophin (hCG), and inhibin-A. A likelihood ratio and the odds of being affected given a positive result (OAPR) of various combinations of markers were calculated and receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves analysis was performed. RESULTS: In the pregnancies that subsequently developed preeclampsia, first trimester PAPP-A concentration was significantly lower and concentrations of early second trimester inhibin-A and hCG significantly elevated. Levels of early second trimester uE3 and AFP were not significantly altered. We also found that inhibin-A correlates with both onset of the disease and the severity. CONCLUSION: Down syndrome biochemical markers levels are altered in those patients who subsequently developed preeclampsia and may be a useful screening test for preeclampsia. Inhibin-A is the most predictive marker and correlates with the severity of subsequent preeclampsia and inversely with the week of occurrence of preeclampsia.     

Intrauterine fetal death associated with Rothia dentocariosa: a case report

We report a case of intrauterine fetal death at term with a possible association to an oral bacterium, Rothia dentocariosa. A healthy primiparous woman was admitted at term with an intrauterine fetal death after an uncomplicated pregnancy. R. dentocariosa was found in the fetal blood culture.     

Plasma adiponectin concentrations in non-pregnant, normal and overweight pregnant women

AIMS: Adiponectin is an adipokine that has anti-diabetic, anti-atherogenic, anti-inflammatory and angiogenic properties. This hormone has been implicated in both the physiological adaptation to normal pregnancy and in obstetrical complications. The aims of this study were to determine normal maternal plasma concentrations of adiponectin throughout gestation and to explore the relationships between plasma adiponectin concentration, pregnancy, and maternal overweight. METHODS: A cross-sectional study was designed to include normal pregnant (normal weight and overweight; 11-42 weeks of gestation), and non-pregnant women. Plasma adiponectin concentration was determined by immunoassay. Non-parametric statistics were used for analysis. RESULTS: (1) Adiponectin was detectable in the plasma of all patients; (2) there was no significant differences in the median adiponectin concentration between pregnant and non-pregnant women; (3) plasma adiponectin concentrations were negatively correlated with gestational age only among normal weight pregnant women; and (4) overweight patients had significantly lower plasma adiponectin concentrations than normal weight women. CONCLUSIONS: Consistent with the increased insulin resistance and weight gain that occur in pregnancy, adiponectin concentrations were negatively correlated with gestational age. The results of this study and the nomogram herein presented, can serve as the basis to explore the relationship between adiponectin and pregnancy complications and facilitate the clinical use of this important adipokine.     

Apnoeic attacks as an isolated manifestation of epileptic seizures in infants

Apnoea as anisolated manidestation of seizures is well described in neonates but is only occasionally observed in infants. We present data from two infants, with apnoea as the sole manifestation of seizures documented by EEG recording. At 3 years follow up, normal neurological status and psychomotor development were seen in 1 infant.