MiR-876-5p acts as an inhibitor in hepatocellular carcinoma progression by targeting DNMT3A

Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is one of the biggest challenges that human beings faced with in 21st century. Previous researches have revealed that miRNAs can serve as regulators in various cancers. MiR-876-5p, a member of miRNA family, has been studied in lung cancer for its anti-oncogenic function. However, the exact function of it is not reported in HCC. Our study aims to find out the effects of miR-876-5p expression on HCC progression. Two HCC cells were chosen to do functional assays after miR-876-5p expression was detected in cell lines by qRT-PCR. HepG2 cell was transfected with miR-876-5p mimics, whereas LM3 cell was transfected with miR-876-5p inhibitors. Next, cell activities of these two indicated cells were analyzed by means of MTT assay, colony forming assay, transwell migration assay and western blot analysis. Consequently, we found that miR-876-5p could inhibit both cell proliferation and metastasis. Moreover, we found out a target gene (DNMT3A) of miR-876-5p by performing bioinformatics analysis, dual luciferase reporter assay and biotin-avidin pull-down assay. Finally, rescue assays were carried out in HepG2 cells. We found that DNMT3A could reverse miR-876-5p mimics-induced inhibition. Therefore, we concluded that miR-876-5p suppressed hepatocellular carcinoma progression by targeting DNMT3A.     

Report of 457 sporotrichosis cases from Jilin province,northeast China,a serious endemic region

Background Most reported sporotrichosis cases came from South American countries, the USA, India and Japan. This mycosis is also endemic in Northeast China. However, the situation is not clear for international researchers due to lack of large series reported in English. Objectives To report and analyse 457 sporotrichosis cases. Methods Retrospective study of 457 cases of sporotrichosis diagnosed by fungal culture at the First Hospital of Jilin University from 1 January 2007 to 31 December 2009. Results In this series, the male: female ratio was 1:1.42. Mean age was 41.2 years. Cases from age group 51–60 years accounted for most of the cases (22.54%). A total of 434 patients lived in rural areas (94.97%). The onset of symptoms in 67.61% cases happened in cold seasons (winter and spring). History of trauma presented in 133 cases (29.1%). The mean duration of the symptoms before the presentation was 6.41 months. A total of 190 (41.58%) showed lymphocutaneous form, 252 patients (55.14%) showed fixed form, 8 patients (1.75%) showed disseminated cutaneous sporotrichosis and the clinical form of 7 patients (1.53%) could not be defined. Extremities and nodules were the most frequently involved sites and founded manifestation. Main histopathology findings were suppurative granuloma, tuberculoid granuloma and mixed inflammatory granuloma. A total of 75 cases (19.74%) had fungal elements revealed by Periodic Acid‐Schiff staining. Patients responded well to potassium iodide (KI), itraconazole, terbinafine and combinations of these agents with a mean course of 2.17 months to resolve. Conclusion As the first report of a large series of sporotrichosis cases from China to be published in English literature, our study indicated a serious sporotrichosis endemic situation in Jilin province, Northeast China, with epidemiological and clinical characteristics similar to those of previous Chinese reports, but different from those in other countries. KI, itraconazole and terbinafine are effective for the treatment.     

空肠炎性肌纤维母细胞瘤伴出血一例

1例患者间断腹部不适8年，加重伴黑便3 d入院，经胃镜、肠镜、腹部CT等检查未见出血病灶，后经胶囊内镜、双气囊小肠镜检查发现病灶，遂行“小肠肿物切除+小肠吻合术”治疗，术后组织病理确诊为（小肠）炎性肌纤维母细胞瘤，术后恢复良好。     

Risk factors of enteral feeding intolerance in severe acute pancreatitis patients: A protocol for systematic review and meta-analysis

Background:Patients with severe acute pancreatitis (SAP) have gastrointestinal dysfunction, and enteral nutrition intolerance is easy to occur during the implementation of enteral nutrition, which leads to the suspension or termination of enteral nutrition. Enteral nutrition cannot tolerate the influence of many factors. At present, there is a lack of analysis on the influencing factors of enteral nutrition intolerance in patients with SAP. Therefore, this study analyzed the factors of enteral nutrition intolerance in patients with SAP by meta-analysis, to provide a basis for the protection of enteral nutrition in patients with SAP.Methods:Databases (PubMed, Embase, Cochrane Library, Web of Science, China Biology Medicine Database, China National Knowledge Infrastructure, China Science and Technology Journal Database, and Wanfang) were searched using index words to find relevant studies published before March 2021. Meta-analyses of relative risk were performed for the identification of risk factors.Results:We will disseminate the findings of this systematic review and meta-analysis via publications in peer-reviewed journals.Conclusion:This study systematically reviewed the existing evidence and determined the incidence and predictors of enteral nutrition intolerance in patients with SAP.     

炎性相关细胞因子和心肌梗死微循环再灌注状态的关系

目的　观察急性心肌梗死 (AMI)患者梗死相关血管 (IRA)开通前后炎性细胞因子的动态变化及其与心肌组织水平灌注状态的关系。方法　 (1)测定 8例健康人和 2 2例AMI患者急诊冠状动脉介入治疗术 (PCI)前即刻 ,术后 12、2 4h ,血浆白细胞介素 (IL) 1β、肿瘤坏死因子 (TNF)α、IL 10的变化。 (2 )按照再灌注后 2h心电图ST段回落是否 >70 % ,将 2 2例AMI患者分为 :A组 (ST回落≥ 70 % )12例和B组 (ST回落 <70 % ) 10例 ,比较两组患者IL 1β、TNFα、IL 10的变化幅度。 结果　 (1)治疗前A、B两组AMI患者血浆TNFα、IL 10略高于健康对照组 ,但差异无统计学意义 (P >0 0 5 ) ;而IL 1β显著高于健康对照组 (P <0 0 5 ) ;再灌注后 12、2 4hA、B两组血浆IL 1β和TNFα均较术前显著增高 (P <0 0 1,P <0 0 5 ) ,B组血浆IL 10较术前显著增高 (P <0 0 5 ) ,A组则无此变化 (P >0 0 5 )。 (2 )A、B两组间比较 ,治疗前TNFα、IL 1β、IL 10差异均无显著性 (P >0 0 5 ) ;成功PCI、IRA血流达TIMI 3级者 ,B组患者血浆IL 1β、TNFα、IL 10 ,在再灌注 12h显著高于A组 (P <0 0 1,P <0 0 5 ,P <0 0 5 ) ,再灌注 2 4h ,IL 1β、IL 10仍然高于A组 (P <0 0 5 )。 (3)A、B两组患者抗炎因子IL 10的升高幅度均显著低于致炎     

Characterization of a dopamine receptor (DA2K) in the kidney inner medulla.

Dopamine (DA) produces a natriuretic/diuretic response in the kidney by mechanisms that are still not well understood. There is some indication that DA2 receptors may be involved in mediating the effects of DA, but little is known regarding the nature of this receptor in the kidney. Autoradiographic localization of [3H]spiperone, a DA2 antagonist, indicated that high-density binding was restricted to inner medullary collecting ducts (IMCDs). [3H]Spiperone binding was saturable, high affinity (Kd, 17.2 +/- 1.65 nM), and high density (Bmax, 935 +/- 83 fmol per mg of protein). The photosensitive spiperone analogue N-(p-azido-m-[125I]iodophenethyl)spiperone labeled similar sized proteins of Mr = 120,000 in membranes prepared from the kidney inner medulla, striatum, and pituitary. However, the rank-order competition profile for the [3H]spiperone binding in the kidney inner medulla differed from the DA2 receptor in striatum and pituitary and, furthermore, RNA (Northern) blot analyses of kidney inner medullary RNA with brain DA2 receptor oligonucleotide probes were negative. Functionally, DA stimulated prostaglandin E2 production by IMCD cells, an effect that could be blocked by the DA2 antagonist domperidone. These results indicate that the kidney inner medulla expresses a functional DA receptor that may represent a newly identified DA receptor subtype (here designated DA2K). Moreover, these results suggest that the kidney inner medulla may be a significant site at which DA, either directly or indirectly, influences water and electrolyte excretion.     

Characterizing the binding interaction of astilbin with bovine serum albumin: a spectroscopic study in combination with molecular docking technology

Astilbin (ASN) is a flavonoid compound isolated from the rhizome of Smilax china L. (Smilacaceae). It has many bioactivities, such as selective immunosuppression, antioxidant, anti-hepatic injury, etc., and is widely used in traditional Chinese medical treatments. The interaction of ASN with bovine serum albumin (BSA) was studied in a physiological buffer (pH = 7.40) using multi-spectroscopic techniques in combination with molecular docking methods. UV-vis absorption measurements proved that a ASN–BSA complex could be formed. Fluorescence data revealed that ASN could strongly quench the intrinsic fluorescence of BSA in terms of a static quenching procedure. The process of binding was spontaneous and the binding occurred mainly through hydrogen bonding and van der Waals forces. The distance r between donor (BSA) and acceptor (ASN) was calculated to be 4.80 nm based on Förster''s non-radiative energy transfer theory. The binding constant (K_a = 7.31 × 10⁴ mol L⁻¹) and the number of binding sites (n ≈ 1) at 298 K suggested that ASN only occupied one site in BSA with high affinity. Moreover, the results of molecular docking indicated that ASN was more likely to be located in site I (sub-domain IIA) of BSA. The results of synchronous fluorescence and three-dimensional fluorescence spectra showed that ASN induced conformational changes of BSA. The findings would be beneficial for research on the transportation, distribution and some important bioactivities of ASN in the human body.

The interaction of astilbin with bovine serum albumin was confirmed by multi-spectroscopic techniques and molecular docking methods.     

北京市2013－2014年肠道门诊腹泻患者中诺如病毒感染的流行病学及临床特征分析

目的 了解北京市肠道门诊腹泻患者诺如病毒感染的流行状况及临床特点。方法 采集2013年4月至2014年3月北京市肠道门诊1 892名腹泻患者粪便标本, 并收集患者的流行病学及临床症状资料。使用real time RT-PCR对诺如病毒核酸进行检测, 采用描述性流行病学方法进行分析。结果 2013年4月至2014年3月北京市肠道门诊腹泻患者诺如病毒阳性率为14.2%(269/1 892);寒冷月份阳性率较高;怀柔区、延庆县等西北部山区阳性率较高;6月龄至5岁儿童诺如病毒阳性率高于其他年龄组, 差异有统计学意义(P=0.006), 散居托幼儿童诺如病毒阳性率高于其他职业人群, 差异有统计学意义(P=0.025);诺如病毒阳性腹泻患者恶心、呕吐症状发生率高于阴性患者, 差异有统计学意义(P<0.05)。结论 诺如病毒是肠道门诊腹泻患者的重要病原, 6月龄至5岁腹泻儿童诺如病毒感染率高于其他人群, 恶心、呕吐为诺如病毒感染的常见症状。     

天麻素及乙酰天麻素对糖尿病视网膜神经节细胞的保护作用

目的比较乙酰天麻素和天麻素灌胃给药对糖尿病大鼠视网膜神经节细胞(retinal ganglion cells,RGC)的保护作用。方法取56只SD大鼠随机分为7组:对照组、糖尿病模型组、生理盐水治疗组、乙酰天麻素低浓度组及高浓度组、天麻素低浓度组及高浓度组,每组8只。链脲佐菌素腹腔注射建立SD大鼠糖尿病模型,血糖高于16.7 mmol·L-1确定为造模成功。模型鼠出现高血糖1周后,分别给予100 mg·kg-1、200 mg·kg-1乙酰天麻素及50 mg·kg-1、100 mg·kg-1天麻素溶液灌胃给药8周,对照组只给予生理盐水灌胃。模型组和对照组大鼠处死后摘除眼球,做视网膜冰冻切片,PI染核,观察神经节细胞层细胞数量变化并计数。结果造模后8周,糖尿病模型组和对照组的细胞计数分别为5.50±4.50和24.75±3.50,差异有统计学意义(P<0.05)。糖尿病大鼠给予天麻素灌胃给药后,神经节细胞层的RGC细胞的损伤减轻。免疫荧光显示低、高浓度组糖尿病大鼠RGC细胞数量较糖尿病模型组大鼠及对照组大鼠增加,其中高浓度天麻素组增加更明显,生理盐水治疗组及低、高浓度天麻素组的细胞计数分别为6.10±3.75、14.00±3.50和18.01±4.00,差异有统计学意义(P<0.05)。糖尿病大鼠给予乙酰天麻素治疗后,神经节细胞层的RGC细胞数量较糖尿病模型组增加,其中高浓度组增加更明显,低、高浓度乙酰天麻素组的细胞计数分别为18.25±5.50和21.88±5.50,差异有统计学意义(P<0.05);与天麻素组比较,高浓度乙酰天麻素组RGC的细胞数量明显增加,差异有统计学意义(P<0.05)。结论乙酰天麻素比天麻素能更有效保护糖尿病RGC。