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Osteoporosis is one of the common metabolic diseases, which can easily lead to osteoporotic fractures. Accurate prediction of bone biomechanical properties is of great significance for the early prevention and diagnosis of osteoporosis. Bone mineral density measurement is currently used clinically as the gold standard for assessing bone strength and diagnosing osteoporosis, but studies have shown that bone mineral density can only explain 60% to 70% of bone strength changes, and trabecular bone microstructure is an important factor affecting bone strength. In order to establish the connection between trabecular bone microstructure and bone strength, this paper proposes a prediction method of trabecular bone modulus based on SE-DenseVoxNet. This method takes three-dimensional binary images of trabecular bone as input and predicts its elastic modulus in the z-axis direction. Experiments show that the error and bias between the predicted value of the method and the true value of the sample are small and have good consistency.
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Humans , Biomechanical Phenomena , Bone Density , Cancellous Bone/diagnostic imaging , Elastic Modulus , Osteoporosis/diagnostic imagingABSTRACT
Objective To explore the effect of Wntless ( Wls)-mediated Wnt signaling on the development and energy metabolism of brown adipose tissue (BAT). Methods BAT-specific Wls knockout (WlsMyf5Δ/Δ) mice were generated by Cre-loxP system. The differentiations of BAT in WlsMyf5Δ/Δ knockout mice and Wlsfl/fl control mice were analyzed by histological morphology, immunohistochemistry, real-time PCR, and Western blot. After stromal vascular fraction (SVF) cells in BAT were induced to differentiate, oil red O staining, real-time PCR, and cell respiration experiments were performed for analyzing in-vitro cell differentiation and oxygen consumption. The energy metabolism of mice was monitored by rectal temperature, oxygen consumption rate in BAT, and energy expenditure. The adiposity of mice was evaluated by NMR while the glucose metabolism was analyzed by the glucose and insulin tolerance tests. Results The WlsMyf5Δ/Δ knockout mice appeared smaller body size, lower weight, higher percentage of lean fat, lower size of BAT, with higher body temperature on the back as compared to Wlsfl/fl control mice. The differentiation and thermogenesis of BAT in Wls-deficient mice were relatively augmented, along with an increase in Ucp1 mRNA and protein expressions. SVF cells from BAT in WlsMyf5Δ/Δ knockout mice revealed enhanced brown differentiation. Adiposity was decreased and glucose metabolic capacity was enhanced in the WlsMyf5Δ/Δknockout mice, without significant change in the whole body. Conclusion Wls-mediated Wnt signaling decreases the thermogenesis and glucose metabolism of BAT by suppressing its differentiation.
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Objective To investigate the inhibitory effects of radioactive 125I seeds on the growth and apoptosis of human lung adenocarcinoma cells A 549 in nude mice.Methods Human lung adenocarcinoma A549 cells were cultured in vitro and subcutaneously transplanted in BALA/c nude mice.When the tumor size reached(300 ±50)mm3,40 tumor-bearing mice were divided into 4 groups by the random number table method as 0,0.6,0.8 mCi(1 Ci＝3.7×1010Bq)groups and blank control group,with 10 in each group.The 125I seeds of 0,0.6,and 0.8 mCi were implanted into the transplanted tumors in nude mouse,respectively.The blank control group received no treatment.The weight of nude mice was measured regularly every 4 days.The mice were sacrificed on the 32 days after 125I seeds implication.The transplanted tumors were weighed and the weight gain curve for nude mice was plotted.Hematoxylin-eosin(HE)staining was used to observe the histopathological changes of the tumor tissue.Cell apoptosis was detected by TUNEL assay,and the expressions of the P21,Caspase-9,Survivin and Livin proteins were detected by immunohistochemical assay.Results There was no nude mice dead in each group.On the day 28 and 32 after 125I seeds treatment,the body weights of nude mice of 0.6 and 0.8 mCi groups became lighter than those of the blank control group(q＝4.26,9.19,4.11,11.59,P＜0.05),the tumor weights of the 0.6 and 0.8 mCi groups were significantly decreased(q＝5.021,5.692,P＜0.05)with tumor inhibition rates of about 49％and 62％.In the 0.6 and 0.8 mCi groups,a large number of tumor cells degenerated to be necrotic cells.In addition,the apoptotic indexes were(50.00 ±2.58)％and(62.33 ± 4.51)％in the 0.6 and 0.8 mCi groups,respectively,and higher than that of blank control group(27.00 ±4.69)％.The expressions of P21 and Caspase-9 proteins in the 0.6 and 0.8 mCi groups were significantly higher than that in the blank control group(χ2＝11.380,24.310,11.380,20.376,P＜0.05).The expressions of Survivin and Livin proteins in the 0.6 and 0.8 mCi groups was significantly lower than that in the blank control group(χ2＝9.643,23.254,15.429,26.667,P＜0.05).Conclusions Radioactive 125I seeds can inhibit the proliferation of tumor cells and promote the apoptosis of A 549 cells probably by up-regulating the expressions of P21 and Caspase-9 but down-regulating the expressions of Survivin and Livin.
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Objective To investigate the effects of glycosaminoglycans (HGAG) on the immune function of peripheral blood cells from patients with pulmonary tuberculosis.Methods Peripheral blood monouclear cells (PBMC) were isolated from peripheral blood of 40 healthy people (healthy group) and 30 tuberculosis patients (tuberculosis group) and cocultured with HGAG in vitro for 24 hours.Flow cytometry was used to detect the expression of CD45RA and CD45RO,as well as the expression of CD1a and CD83.Results The results showed that the expression of CD45RA and CD45RO in the tuberculosis group was the most significant (P ＜ 0.05) at the concentration of 50 μg/m coculturing with HGAG.The expression of CD45RA and CD45RO were most obvious in the healthy group at the concentration of 10 μg/ml and 50 μg/ml respectively (P ＜0.001).The difference of CD45RA between the two groups was no significant (P ＞0.05),while the difference of CD45RO was statistically significant (P ＜ 0.01) before co-culturing.The expression of CD45RA and CD45RO at 10 μg/ml and 50 μg/ml after co-culturing with HGAG were statistically significant (P ＜ 0.05).There was no statistical difference in CD1a and CD83 in healthy group before and after co-culturing (P ＞ 0.05),while there was statistically difference (P ＜ 0.05) before and after culturing in tuberculosis group.Before co-culturing,there was no significant difference in the expression of CD1a between the healthy group and the tuberculosis group (P ＞ 0.05),but CD83 expression was statistically different (P ＜ 0.001).After co-culturing,there were no significant differences in CD1a and CD83 expression between healthy and healthy groups (P ＞ 0.05).Conclusions HGAG can down-regulate the expression of CD45RA and up-regulate the expression of CD45RO in a certain concentration range,and promote the maturation of dendritic cells (DC) in tuberculosis patients and regulate the cellular immunity of patients with pulmonary tuberculosis in vitro.
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Objective@#To investigate the effects and mechanism of Holothurian Glycosaminoglycan (hGAG) alone in combination with cisplatin (DDP) on apoptosis of pulmonary adenocarcinoma cell A549.@*Methods@#A549 cells were separately treated with blank, hGAG, DDP and hGAG combined with DDP (hGAG + DDP). The cell morphology in 4 groups was observed using light microscope. CCK8 assay was used to determine the cell viability. Flow cytometry by Hoechst 33258 and AnnexinV-FITC/PI staining was applied to detect cell apoptosis. Western blot was then used to detect the protein expression of Bax, Bcl-2, survivin and caspase-3.@*Results@#After treatment for 24 h, the inhibitory rates of A549 cells in control, hGAG, DDP and hGAG + DDP groups were 0, (19.74±5.39)%, (42.01±2.57)% and (53.89±4.58)%, respectively. Moreover, after treatment for 48 h and 72 h, the inhibitory rates in each group were 0, (23.17±4.78)% and (29.17±4.21 )%, (54.00±7.64)% and (59.35±7.31)%, as well as (77.58±4.26)% and (79.94±4.58)%, respectively. The cell viability was significantly lower in drug treatment groups compared with those in control group at the same time point (P<0.05). Hochest 33258 staining showed that no obvious apoptotic cells were detected in the control group, while apoptotic cells were visible in hGAG, cisplatin and combination groups. Flow cytometry showed that cell apoptotic rates were (2.38±0.59)%, (12.59±4.22)%, (16.36±3.63)% and (44.60±5.45)% in the control, hGAG, DDP and hGAG + DDP groups, respectively. The cell apoptosis was significantly lower in drug treatment groups compared with those in control group at the same time point (P<0.05). Furthermore, western blot results showed that the expression of Bax and caspase-3 protein was increased (P<0.05), whereas Bcl-2 and survivin was decreased (P<0.05) in the hGAG+ DDP group compared with cisplatin alone (P<0.05).@*Conclusions@#HGAG can inhibit the proliferation and promote the apoptosis of human lung adenocarcinoma A549 cells. Meanwhile, it can strengthen the chemosensitivity of A549 cells to DDP via up-regulation of Bax, caspase-3 and down-regulation of Bcl-2 and survivin.