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Objective:To observe the effects of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation(rTMS)on cognitive function,neuropsychiatric behavioral symptoms,expression of plasma microRNA-125b(miR-125b)and phosphorylated Tau181 protein(P-Tau181)of patients with Alzheimer's disease(AD). Method:Thirty-four patients with mild to moderate AD were screened and randomly divided into control group(n=16)and experimental group(n=18).The control group received cognitive training and repetitive tran-scranial magnetic pseudo-stimulation,and the experimental group received cognitive training and repetitive tran-scranial magnetic real stimulation.The magnetic stimulation intensity was 100%resting movement threshold(RMT),frequency was 10Hz.It's administered once a day,5 days a week for 4 weeks.The stimulation site were the left dorsolateral prefrontal lobe and left temporal lobe.The Addenbrooke Ⅲ cognitive examination(ACE-Ⅲ),mini-mental state scale(MMSE)and neuropsychiatric inventory(NPI)were evaluated before and af-ter treatment.The microRNA-125b expression was detected by real-time fluorescence quantitative polymerase chain reaction(qRT-PCR)and the concentration of P-Tau181 was determined by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay(ELISA). Result:After treatment,the scores of ACE-Ⅲ,MMSE and NPI,miR-125b and P-Tau181 in the experimental group were significantly improved compared with those before treatment(P<0.05).There was no improvement of all indexes in the control group(P>0.05). Conclusion:rTMS improve the cognitive function and neuropsychiatric symptoms of patients with mild to mod-erate AD,which may be related to the promotion of plasma miR-125b expression and inhibition of P-Taul81 protein production by rTMS.It is worthy for clinical application.
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In China and abroad, Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) have been applied and developed. That is depended on doctors and scholars of the past dynasties to inseparable from the inheritance, protection, development, and innovation of Traditional Knowledge of Chinese Medicine. With the progress of modern society and people's awareness of traditional culture protection, people are also improving the understanding of TCM. Through the analysis of the situation and significance of the protection of Traditional Knowledge of Chinese Medicine and the development of Japanese Kampo medicines, recognized that the development of Kampo medicines ignored the source. Their original intention and purpose of protection the Traditional Knowledge of Medicine are completely different from China. The protection of Traditional Knowledge of Chinese Medicine should be in accordance with the basic national conditions, and the system of the protection of Traditional Knowledge of Chinese Medicine should be formulated and perfected to ensure the sustainable development of TCM.
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Background and Objectives@#RUNX2 plays an essential role during the odontoblast differentiation of dental pulp stem cells (DPSCs). RUNX2 Exon 5 is an alternative exon and essential for RUNX2 transcriptional activity. This study aimed to investigate the regulatory mechanisms of RUNX2 exon 5 alternative splicing in human DPSCs. @*Methods@#and Results: The regulatory motifs of RUNX2 exon 5 were analyzed using the online SpliceAid program. The alternative splicing of RUNX2 exon 5 in DPSCs during mineralization-induced differentiation was analyzed by RT-PCR. To explore the effect of splicing factor YBX1 on exon 5 alternative splicing, gaining or losing function of YBX1 was performed by transfection of YBX1 overexpression plasmid or anti-YBX1 siRNA in DPSCs. Human RUNX2 exon 5 is evolutionarily conserved and alternatively spliced in DPSCs. There are three potential YBX1 binding motifs in RUNX2 exon 5. The inclusion of RUNX2 exon 5 and YBX1 expression level increased significantly during mineralization-induced differentiation in DPSCs. Overexpression of YBX1 significantly increased the inclusion of RUNX2 exon 5 in DPSCs. In contrast, silence of YBX1 significantly reduced the inclusion of exon 5 and the corresponding RUNX2 protein expression level. Knockdown of YBX1 reduced the expression of alkaline phosphatase (ALP) and osteocalcin (OC) and the mineralization ability of DPSCs, while overexpression of YBX1 increased the expression of ALP and OC and the mineralization ability of DPSCs. @*Conclusions@#Human RUNX2 exon 5 is conserved evolutionarily and alternatively spliced in DPSCs. Splicing factor YBX1 promotes the inclusion of RUNX2 exon 5 and improves the mineralization ability of DPSCs.
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Objective:To study the expression and significance of long noncoding RNA (lncRNA) LINC00657 in diffuse-type adenocarcinoma of esophagogastric junction (AEG).Methods:RT-PCR was used to determine the expression of LINC00657 in AEG tissues and AEG patient-derived tumor cells (PDCs). The expression of E-cadherin in AEG tissues and PDCs was detected. The Kaplan-Meier method was used to evaluate the correlation of LINC00657 expression with the overall survival (OS) of patients.Results:LINC00657 was highly expressed in AEG tissues [(1.41±0.12) vs. (0.61±0.11), t=276.038, P<0.01] and PDCs, while E-cadherin was significantly down-regulated. The expression of LINC00657 was retated to tumor diamer, invassion depth, lymph node metastasis, TNM staging (all P<0.05) In Kaplan-Meier analysis, high levels of LINC00657 were associated with poor prognosis for patients with diffuse-type AEG. In addition, a significant inverse relationship was observed between LINC00657 and E-cadherin expression ( r=-0.529, P<0.001). Conclusions:Elevated expression of LINC00657 in diffuse-type AEG tissues is associated with poor prognosis and may confer a malignant phenotype upon tumor cells.
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Objective To evaluate the efficacy of transverse thoracic muscle plane-thoracic nerve block combined with general anesthesia when used for modified radical mastectomy. Methods Sixty female patients, of American Society of Anesthesiologists physical statusⅠ or Ⅱ, aged 45-63 yr, weighing 48-72 kg, scheduled for elective modified radical mastectomy, were divided into 3 groups ( n=20 each) using a random number table method: thoracic nerve block-general anesthesia group ( group P+G ) , transverse thoracic muscle plane-thoracic nerve block-general anesthesia group ( group T+P+G) and general anesthesia group ( group G ) . Anesthesia was induced with midazolam, propofol, fentanyl and cisatracurium and maintained with sevoflurane, fentanyl and cisatracurium. Thoracic nerve block typeⅠ and Ⅱ was per-formed after implanting laryngeal mask airway in group P+G. Transverse thoracic muscle plane block was performed after performing thoracic nerve block typeⅠandⅡin group T+P+G. Flurbiprofen 50 mg was in-travenously injected after operation as a rescue analgesic to maintain the Visual Analogue Scale score≤3. The consumption of opioids, emergence time and time for removal of the laryngeal mask airway were recor-ded. Ramsay sedation score was recorded at 10 min after removal of the laryngeal mask airway. The require-ment for rescue analgesia, time of passing flatus and development of nausea and vomiting within 24 h after operation were recorded. Results Compared with group G, the emergence time, time for removal of the laryngeal mask airway and time of passing flatus were significantly shortened, and the Ramsay sedation score, consumption of fentanyl and requirement for rescue analgesia were decreased in P+G and T+P+G groups ( P<0. 05) , and the incidence of nausea and vomiting was significantly decreased in group T+P+G ( P<0. 05) . Compared with group P+G, the time for removal of the laryngeal mask airway and time of pass-ing flatus were significantly shortened, the consumption of fentanyl was decreased ( P<0. 05) , and no sig-nificant change was found in the requirement for rescue analgesia or incidence of nausea and vomiting in group T+P+G ( P>0. 05) . Conclusion Transverse thoracic muscle plane-thoracic nerve block combined with general anesthesia can provide satisfactory perioperative analgesia and is helpful in improving prognosis for the patients undergoing modified radical mastectomy.
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Objective To explore the nursing soft skills constitute elements of higher vocational nursing students and give some suggestions for their education. Methods A qualitative study was used. In-depth individual interviews were conducted with 15 participants including higher vocational nursing educators, nursing managers and clinical nursing teachers. The results were finally coded, described, classified and analyzed. Results The nursing soft skills of higher vocational nursing students are composed of three main dimensions comprising personal attributes, interpersonal skills and conceptual/thinking skills, among which personal attributes include personality and self-management; interpersonal skills include interpersonal communication and teamwork skills; conceptual/thinking skills include problem-solving and critical-thinking skills. Conclusions Personal attributes are the decisive elements for higher vocational nursing students' competencies. Interpersonal skills are the core competency for nursing works. Conceptual/thinking skills ensure higher vocational nursing students to acquire sustained development. A systematic nursing soft skills training model should be constructed.
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Emerging evidence has indicated that BRCC 36-mediated K63-linked ubiquitination modification was involved in diverse cellular functions , including endocytosis , apoptosis and DNA damage repair .We previously showed that activation of cGMP/PKG pathway con-tributed to the binding of BRCC36 and the pro-fibrotic factor Smad3.The current study tested the hypothesis that BRCC 36 functions as a negative regulator of transforming growth factor-beta ( TGF-β)/Smad3 pathway and participates in cardiac remodeling .In isolated adult mouse cardiac fibroblasts , we have demonstrated that TGF-β1 treatment significantly increased the expression of BRCC 36.Over-expression BRCC36 suppressed TGF-β1-induced Smad3 phosphorylation, nuclear translocation, extracellular matrix molecular expres-sion and cell proliferation .On the contrary, silencing BRCC36 by transfection of adenovirus-carrying BRCC36 shRNA potentiated to enhance the pro-fibrotic effect of TGF-β.In vivo, under chronic pressure overload condition-induced by transverse aortic constriction , myocardial pro-survival protein Bcl-2 and Mcl-1 expression were significantly decreased and the pro-apoptosis protein Puma was in-creased.However, the cardiac-specific over-expression of BRCC36 significantly increased myocardial Bcl-2 and Mcl-1 and inhibited Puma expression .Interestingly , we also found that sustained pressure overload resulted in a significant myocardial DNA injury in wild type mice, which was characterized by the increase of γH2AX level.However, cardiac-specific BRCC36 over-expression significantly decreased the level of γH2AX in the pressure overloaded heart in the transgenic mice , while effectively enhanced myocardial RAD 51 expression, a marker of DNA damage repair.Furthermore, BRCC36 over-expression effectively attenuated TAC-induced cardiac fibro-sis and remodeling in the transgenic mice , compared with the wild type mice .Collectively , the results have suggested that BRCC 36 ef-fectively protected heart against chronic pressure overload-induced cardiac remodeling though antagonizing TGF-β/Smad3 pathway and enhancing myocardial DNA injury repair response .
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Purpose To describe clinicopathological features, diagnosis and differential diagnosis of Castleman′s disease. Methods Retrospective analyses of the clinical data, clinicopathology and immunohistochemistry were conducted in ten cases of Castleman dis-ease and reviewed of literature. Results There were 8 cases of unicenrtic Castleman′s disease and 2 cases of multicentric Castleman′s disease. Pathologically, there were 6 cases of hayline vascular types, one case of plasmatcyic type and 3 cases of mixed type in all Castleman′s disease. Immunohistochemically, all cases were negative for BCL-6 and CD10, and Ki-67 expression was less than or e-qual to 30%. There were 4 cases with complete follow-up data, including one case of intermediate type, 3 cases of hyaline vascular type which were healed by surgical resection without recurrence. Conclusions Castleman′s disease is a rare and lymphoproliferative disorders with unknown cause, it is not easy to diagnose before the operation. Whether immunohistochemical features reflect abnormal immune function or play unknown role in the pathogenesis of Castleman′s disease is also demanded further study.
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Objective To investigate the effects of erythropoietin (EPO) on complement 3a (C3a)-induced renal tubular epithelial to mesenchymal transition. Methods The HK-2 cells were divided into 6 groups namely control group,EPO group,TGF-β group,TGF-β+EPO group,C3a group and EPO+C3a group.The mRNA and protein expressions of α-SMA,E-cadherin and C3 were investigated by RT-PCR,Western blot and immunofluorescence respectively. Results Compared with control group and EPO group,the mRNA and protein expressions of α-SMA in HK-2 cells were up-regulated after the intervention of C3a or TGF-β (all P<0.05).On the contrast,the mRNA and protein expressions of E-cadherin were down-regulated(P<0.05),the mRNA and protein expressions of C3 were enhanced (all P<0.05).However,all those above effects of C3a or TGF-β were inhibited after the intervention of EPO (all P<0.05). Conclusion EPO is capable of suppressing the epithelial to mesenchymal transition induced by C3a.
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Objective To disucss the coordination strategy between nurses and pharmacists in phar-macy intravenous admixture services (PIVAS) during the handling of clinical work. Methods Ques-tionnaires were adopted to investigated relative staff for information collection and analysis by combina-tion of specified post responsibility of nurses and pharmacists in PIVAS and experience from clinical work. Results We proposed the sixteen-word guideline of "clear duty, study and respect each other to achieve win- win development". Conclusions The coordination of nurses and pharmacists in PIVAS is important in clinical work, the countermeasures summarized from clinical practice has certain instructive significance to coordinate their relations.
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Objective To investigate the pathogenesis pathology,CT diagnosis and differential diagnosis of hydranencephaly.Methods CT manifestations and clinical data of 9 cases with hydranencephaly were analysed retrospectively.Results CT findins of 9 cases were almost defects of bilateral cerebral hemisphere and ventricle.Only a little remainder of occipital,frontal and/or temporal lobes were appearence.The structure of subtentorium was normal.Conclusion CT scan directly shows all appearances of hydranencephaly and is great valuable for diagnosing this disease.