Behavior of cartilage-derived microtissue and ability of cartilage formation in three-dimensional dynamic and static culture conditions / 中国组织工程研究

BACKGROUND:Compared with traditional two-dimensional culture,three-dimensional microtissue culture can show greater advantages.However,more favorable cultivation methods in three-dimensional culture still need to be further explored. OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the cell behavior of microtissue and its ability to promote cartilage formation under two three-dimensional culture methods. METHODS:Cartilage-derived microcarriers were prepared by chemical decellularization and tissue crushing.DNA quantification and nuclear staining were used to verify the success of decellularization,and histological staining was used to observe the matrix retention before and after decellularization.The microcarriers were characterized by scanning electron microscopy and CCK-8 assay.Cartilage-derived microtissues were constructed by combining cartilage-derived microcarriers with human adipose mesenchymal stem cells through three-dimensional static culture and three-dimensional dynamic culture methods.The cell viability and chondrogenic ability of the two groups of microtissues were detected by scanning electron microscopy,live and dead staining,and RT-qPCR. RESULTS AND CONCLUSION:(1)Cartilage-derived microcarriers were successfully prepared.Compared with before decellularization,the DNA content significantly decreased after decellularization(P<0.001).Scanning electron microscope observation showed that the surface of the microcarrier was surrounded by collagen,maintaining the characteristics of the natural extracellular matrix of cartilage cells.CCK-8 assay indicated that microcarriers had no cytotoxicity and could promote cell proliferation.(2)Scanning electron microscopy and live and dead staining results showed that compared with the three-dimensional static group,the three-dimensional dynamic group had a more extended morphology of microtissue cells,and extensive connections between cells and cells,between cells and matrix,and between matrix.(3)The results of RT-qPCR showed that the expressions of SOX9,proteoglycan,and type Ⅱ collagen in microtissues of both groups were increased at 7 or 14 days.The relative expression levels of each gene in the three-dimensional dynamic group were significantly higher than those in the three-dimensional static group at 14 days(P<0.05).At 21 days,the three-dimensional static group had significantly higher gene expression compared with the three-diomensional dynamic group(P<0.001).(4)The results showed that compared with three-dimensional static culture microtissue,three-dimensional dynamic culture microtissue could achieve higher expression of chondrogen-related genes in a shorter time,showing better cell viability and chondrogenic ability.

In vitro construction of cartilage organoids based on extracellular matrix microcarriers of cartilage / 中华创伤杂志

Objective:To study the in vitro construction of functional and self-renewing cartilage organoids based on cartilage acellular extracellular matrix (ECM) microcarriers.Methods:Fresh porcine articular cartilage was taken. The merely crushed cartilage particles were set as natural cartilage group and ECM microcarriers of appropriate particle size, which were prepared by the acellular method of combining physical centrifugation and chemical extraction, were set as microcarrier group. Cartilage organoids were constructed by loading human umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cells (hUCMSCs) and human chondrocytes (hCho) with a ratio of 3∶1 with microcarriers through a rotating bioreactor. The organoids with different induction times were divided into 0-, 7-, 14-, and 21-day induction groups. The cell residues of the microcarrier group and natural cartilage group were evaluated by 4′, 6-diaminidine 2-phenylindole (DAPI) fluorescence staining and DNA quantitative analysis. The retention of microcarrier components was observed by Safranin O and toluidine blue stainnings, and the collagen and glycosaminoglycan (GAGs) levels in the microcarrier group and the natural cartilage group were determined by colorimetric method and dimethyl-methylene blue (DMMB) method. The microcarriers were further characterized by scanning electron microscopy and energy dispersive spectroscopy. The hUCMSCs cultured with Dulbecco′s Modified Eagle′s Medium (DMEM) supplemented with fetal bovine serum (FBS) in a volume fraction of 10% was used as the control group and the hUCMSCs cultured with the microcarrier extract was used as the experimental group. Subgroups of hUCMSCs cultured at 3 time points: 1, 3 and 5 days were set up in the two groups separately. Cell Counting Kit 8 (CCK-8) was used to detect the biocompatibility of the two groups. The cellular activity of the organoids of the 0-, 7-, 14-, and 21-day induction groups was detected by live/dead staining and the self-renewal ability of the cartilage organoids of the 14-day induced group was identified by Ki67 fluorescence staining. The organoids of the 7-, 14-, and 21-day induction groups were detected by RT-PCR in terms of the expression levels of chondrogenesis-related marker aggrecan (ACAN), type II collagen (COL2A1), SRY-related high mobility group-box gene-9 (SOX9), cartilage hypertrophy-and mineralization-related marker type I collagen (COL1A1), Runt-related transcription factor-2 (RUNX2), and osteocalcin (OCN). Colorimetric and DMMB assays were performed to determine the ability of organoids in the 0-, 7-, 14-, and 21-day induction groups to secrete collagen and GAGs.Results:The results of DAPI fluorescent staining showed that the natural cartilage group had a large number of nuclei while the microcarrier group hardly had any nuclei. The DNA content of the microcarrier group was (7.8±1.8)ng/mg, which was significantly lower than that of the natural cartilage group [(526.7±14.7)ng/mg] ( P<0.01). Saffranin O and toluidine blue staining showed that the microcarrier was dark- and uniform-colored and it kept a lot of cartilage ECM components. The collagen and GAGs contents of the microcarrier group were (252.9±1.4)μg/mg and (173.4±0.8)μg/mg, which were significantly lower than those of the natural cartilage group [(311.9±2.2)μg/mg and (241.3±0.7)μg/mg] ( P<0.01). Scanning electron microscopy showed that the surface of the microcarriers had uneven and interleaved collagen fiber network. The results of energy spectrum analysis showed that elements C, O and N were evenly distributed in the microcarriers, indicating that the composition of the microcarrier was uniform. The microcarrier had good biocompatibility and there was no statistical significance in the results of CCK-8 test between the control group and the experimental group after 1 and 3 days of culture ( P>0.05). After 5 days of culture, the A value of the experimental group was 0.53±0.02, which was better than that of the control group (0.44±0.03) ( P<0.05). In the 0-, 7-, 14-, and 21-day induction groups, hUCMSCs and hCho were attached to the surface of the microcarriers, with good cellular activity, and the live/death rates were (70.6±1.1)%, (80.5±0.6)%, (94.5±0.9)%, and (90.8±0.5)% respectively ( P<0.01). There were a large number of Ki67 positive cells in cartilage organoids. RT-PCR showed that the expression levels of ACAN, COL2A1, SOX9, COL1A1, RUNX2 and OCN were 1.00±0.09, 1.00±0.24, 1.00±0.18, 1.00±0.03, 1.00±0.06 and 1.00±0.13 respectively in the 7-day induction group; 4.16±0.28, 5.09±1.25, 5.65±1.05, 0.47±0.01, 1.68±0.02 and 0.21±0.06 respectively in the 14-day induction group; 13.42±0.92, 3.07±0.21, 1.84±1.08, 2.72±0.17, 2.91±0.18 and 3.32±1.20 respectively in the 21-day induction group. Compared with the 7-day induction group, the expression levels of ACAN, COL2A1, SOX9 and RUNX2 in the 14-day group were increased ( P<0.05), but COL1A1 expression level was decreased ( P<0.05), with no significant difference in OCN expression level ( P>0.05). Compared with the 7-day induction group, the expression levels of ACAN, COL1A1 and RUNX2 in the 21-day induction group were significantly increased ( P<0.01), with no significant differences in the expression levels of COL2A1, SOX9 and OCN ( P>0.05). Compared with the 14-day induction group, the expression levels of ACAN, COL1A1, RUNX2 and OCN in the 21-day group were increased ( P<0.05 or 0.01), with no significant difference in the expression level of COL2A1 ( P>0.05), but the expression level of SOX9 was decreased ( P<0.05). The contents of collagen in 0-, 7-, 14-and 21-day induction groups were (219.15±0.48)μg/mg, (264.07±1.58)μg/mg, (270.83±0.84)μg/mg and (280.01±0.48)μg/mg respectively. The GAGs contents were (171.18±1.09)μg/mg, (184.06±1.37)μg/mg, (241.08±0.84)μg/mg and (201.14±0.17)μg/mg respectively. Compared with the 0-day induction group, the contents of collagen and GAGs in 7-, 14-, and 21-day induction groups were significantly increased ( P<0.01), among which the content of collagen was the lowest in 7-day induction group ( P<0.01) but the highest in the 21-day induced group ( P<0.01); the content of GAGs was the lowest in the 7-day induced group ( P<0.01) but the highest in the 14-day induction group ( P<0.01). Conclusions:The microcarriers prepared by combining physical and chemical methods are decellularized successfully, with more matrix retention, uniform composition and on cytotoxicity. By loading microcarriers with hUCMSCs and hCho, cartilage organoids are successfully constructed in vitro, which are characterized by good cell activity, self-renewal ability, strong expression of genes related to chondrogenesis and secretion of collagen and GAGs. The cartilage organoids constructed at 14 days of induction have the best chondrogenic activity.

Effects of patellar replacement and height on treatment outcomes of total knee arthroplasty / 中华骨科杂志

Objective:To investigate the effect of patellar replacement and patellar height on the therapeutic effect of total knee arthroplasty (TKA).Methods:A retrospective analysis was conducted on 429 patients (92 males, 337 females; aged 66.81±7.05 years; left=226, right=203) with severe knee osteoarthritis who underwent TKA in the First Affiliated Hospital of Shandong First Medical University from July 2020 to December 2021, with the body mass index of 27.60±4.22 kg/m 2, Grade-III Kellgren-Lawrence, and Insall-Salvati (IS) ratio >0.8. Afterward, the patients were divided into 4 groups according to whether patellar replacement was performed or not and the preoperative IS ratio (IS of 0.8-1.2 for normal patellar and >1.2 for high patellar): the patellar replacement+normal height patellar group (263 cases), the patellar replacement+high height patellar group (66 cases), the patellar non-replacement+normal height patellar group (68 cases), and the patellar non-replacement+high height patellar group (32 cases). Moreover, postoperative intergroup IS ratio, Knee Society Score (KSS), Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) knee score, Oxford Knee Score (OKS), knee range of motion, complications, and satisfaction were analyzed. Results:All patients were followed up, and the time was 1.15±0.16 years (range, 1-2 years). Postoperative symptoms such as knee pain, swelling, and limitation of movement were significantly improved compared with the preoperative period. Additionally, KSS pain score, knee range of motion, HSS score and OKS score were significantly different among the four groups ( F=9.49, P<0.001; F=11.09, P<0.001; F=6.74, P<0.001; F=3.24, P=0.022), but the difference in KSS functional scores was not statistically significant ( F=1.84, P=0.140). At the same time, the KSS pain score, HSS score, OKS score, and knee range of motion (41.84±5.25, 80.43±6.99, 14.27±5.39, and 122.33°±4.93°) in the patellar replacement+normal height patella group were all better than those in the patellar non-replacement +normal height patella group (38.31±7.31, 77.00±7.81, 16.05±5.81, 120.99°±4.90°) and patella non-replaced + high height patella group (37.97±7.28, 75.62±11.02, 16.63±6.67, 116.25°±13.08°), with statistically significant differences ( P<0.05). The patella replacement+ high height patella group only had better KSS pain scores than the patella non-replaced+normal height patella group and the patella non-replaced+high height patella group (41.74±6.35, 38.31±7.31, 37.97±7.28), with statistically significant differences ( P<0.05). Moreover, Knee mobility was better in the patellar replacement+high height patella group (121.68°±2.88°) and the patellar non-replacement+normal height patella group (120.99°±4.90°) than in the patellar non-replacement+high height patella group (116.25°±13.08°), and the differences were statistically significant ( P<0.05). There were statistically significant differences in the IS ratio before surgery, 1 day after surgery and 1 year after surgery among the four groups ( P<0.05), and the IS ratio at 1 day after surgery was lower than that before surgery with statistically significant differences ( P<0.05), but there was no statistically significant difference between the IS ratio at 1 year after surgery and that before surgery ( P>0.05).Furthermore, the preoperative differences in the incidence of anterior knee pain, patellar clicking and satisfaction rates in patients with different patellar heights were not statistically significant ( P>0.05). Finally, the patellar replacement group possessed a lower incidence of anterior knee pain (normal height patella: 7.6% vs. 16.2%, χ 2=4.68, P=0.031; high height patella: 9.1% vs. 25.0%, χ 2=4.46, P=0.035) and patellar clicking (normal height patella: 9.1% vs. 17.6%, χ 2=4.05, P=0.044; high patella: 13.6% vs. 31.2%, χ 2=4.28, P=0.039); there was no significant difference in satisfaction rate among the four groups after operation ( P>0.05). Conclusion:Postoperative outcomes were better in patients with patellar replacement during TKA than in patients with no patellar replacement, and knee range of motion was better in patients with normal-height patellas than in patients with high patellas preoperatively, with no effect of TKA on patellar height.

Correlation analysis between trace element levels and carotid atherosclerosis / 中风与神经疾病杂志

@#To analyze the correlation between trace element levels and carotid atherosclerosis（CAS），explore the risk factors of CAS. Methods People who underwent physical examination，and performed carotid artery ultrasonography，trace element detection and inflammatory factors detection were collected from January 2020 to February 2022 in the Physical Examination Center of the First Hospital of Jilin University. 325 cases were selected in strict accordance with the inclusion and exclusion criteria，the subjects were classified into two groups according to carotid intima-media thickness（IMT）. There were 146 cases in the normal carotid artery group and 179 cases in the carotid atherosclerosis group. Chi-square test，t test and rank sum test were used to compare the differences in basic information，serum trace element levels，C-reactive protein（CRP） and blood biochemistry between the two groups；Spearman correlation analysis was used to explore the correlation between carotid IMT and trace elements，CRP and inflammatory factors；multivariate Logistic regression was used to analyze the risk factors of CAS；all tests were performed on two sides，and the difference was statistically significant at P<0.05.Results （1）The age，waist circumference，carotid IMT，systolic blood pressure，prevalence rate of diabetes，the ratio of smoking，drinking and male in the carotid atherosclerosis group were higher than those in the normal carotid artery group，and the difference was statistically significant（P<0.05）. （2）There were statistical differences（P<0.05） in the contents of CRP，iron，zinc，LDL-C，FBG and UA between the normal carotid artery group and the carotid atherosclerosis group. The contents of CRP，iron，LDL-C，FBG and UA in the carotid atherosclerosis group were higher than those in the normal carotid group，and the zinc content in the carotid atherosclerosis group was lower than that in the normal carotid artery group. （3）Carotid IMT was positively correlated with age，waist circumference，systolic blood pressure，diastolic blood pressure，iron，CRP，triglycerides，LDL-C，fasting blood glucose，uric acid，while negatively correlated with zincand ratio of zinc and copper. （4）Multivariate Logistic regression analysis of carotid atherosclerosis，the results showed that age，gender，the ratio of smoking，the ratio of drinking，CRP，zinc，LDL-C，and fasting blood glucose were risk factors for carotid atherosclerosis，and zinc was a protective factor for carotid atherosclerosis. Conclusion Trace element iron is positively correlated with carotid IMT，and the higher its level is，the higher the risk of CAS；the trace element zinc is negatively correlated with carotid IMT，and the higher its level is，the lower the risk of CAS is；zinc is a protective factor for CAS.

Effects of chronic disease management on patients with carotid atherosclerosis and the analysis of the related indicators / 中华健康管理学杂志

Objective To evaluate the effects of chronic disease management on carotid atherosclerosis. Methods From May 2016 to October 2016, 500 subjects with carotid atherosclerosis diagnosed by ultrasound at the Physical examination center of the First Hospital of Jilin University were enrolled. The participants were aged 55?65(60.7±3.5) years. They were divided into the control group (n=250) and intervention group (n=250) using a random number table; a total of 20patients, 13 in the control group and 7 in the intervention group, were lost to follow-up at the end of the study. The control group only received anti-atherosclerosis treatment, while the intervention group underwent additional chronic disease management, and a 1-year follow-up study was conducted. The health of all the subjects was assessed at the beginning of the study and after the study, based on the health file. The chi-square test, two independent sample t-tests, and rank sum test were used to evaluate the effect of chronic disease management on carotid atherosclerosis. Results After 1 year of intervention, the proportion of patients with an unhealthy lifestyle (smoking, excessive drinking, high-salt diet intake, high-fat diet intake, lack of exercise, and overweight/obesity) decreased in the intervention group(10.3%, 13.1%, 7.8%, 8.6%, 6.2%, 28.0%, vs. 28.8%, 35.0%, 21.0%, 22.6%, 13.2%, 39.5%; χ2=26.49, 33.01, 17.09, 18.03, 6.80, 7.21; P<0.05), while the drug compliance increased(44.4% vs. 35.4%, χ2=4.15, P<0.05), and the total cholesterol (TC), triglyceride (TG), low density lipoproteincholesterol (LDL-C), fasting plasma glucose (FPG), uric acid (UA) and blood pressure (BP) compliance rate also increased (91.8%, 73.3%, 83.1%, 83.1%, 52.3%, 76.5%, 74.1%, 60.5%, vs. 67.5%,72.8%,28.0%,58.8%, respectively; χ2=26.86, 8.92, 15.97, 7.49, 29.81, 17.39, respectively; P<0.05); all indicators, except the drug compliance control rate, were better than those in the control group. After 1 year of intervention, the degree of carotid atherosclerosis in the intervention group was significantly reduced compared to that in the control group. Conclusions Chronic disease management could effectively interfere the control risk factors of atherosclerosis, such as smoking, drinking, obesity or overweight, BP, levels of FPG, blood lipids, and UA, improve drug compliance, delay the progression of atherosclerosis and provide a basis for the construction of the atherosclerosis management model.

Risk factors for female pelvic organ prolapse and urinary incontinence / 中南大学学报(医学版)

To explore the risk factors for and the pathogenic mechanisms of pelvic organ prolapse and urinary incontinence.
 Methods: A total of 2 668 females who completed pelvic floor functional detection from July 2014 to October 2015 in the Physical Examination Center of the Third Xiangya Hospital of Central South University. The patients were divide into 4 groups: an urinary incontinence group, an organ prolapse group, an organ prolapse with urinary incontinence group, and a normal group. We compared the age, BMI, menopause, gravidity and parity, delivery pattern, the coordination of pelvic floor and abdominal muscles among the 4 groups.
 Results: There were statistical differences in age and BMI values among the 4 groups (P0.05). In the mode of delivery, there were statistical difference among the normal group and the other 3 groups (P0.05). Among the 4 groups, the normal group was the best one in coordination between pelvic floor and abdominal muscles, following by the organ prolapse group, the pelvic organ prolapse group and the urinary incontinence group.
 Conclusion: Aging, menopause, number of pregnancies and delivery, BMI, and mode of delivery all affect the occurrence of pelvic organ prolapse and urinary incontinence. Females with urinary incontinence or organ prolapse are not good in coordination between the pelvic floor and abdominal muscles.

Effects of dexmedetomidine on inflammatory responses and insulin resistance during cardiac operations with car-diopulmonary bypass / 临床麻醉学杂志

Objective To observe the effects of dexmedetomidine on inflammatory responses and insulin resistance during cardiac operations with cardiopulmonary bypass(CPB).Methods Fifty patients scheduled for elective cardiac valve replacement with CPB were equally and randomly divided into two groups using a random number table:observation group and control group(n =25).A loading dose of dexmedetomidine 1.0 μg/kg was injected intravenously over 1 5 min after induction,followed by continuous infusion at 0.4 μg·kg-1 ·h-1 until the end of CPB in doservation group.While the e-qual volume of normal saline was given in control group.After induction(T1 ),at 30 min after the be-ginning of CPB(T2 ),at the end of CPB(T3 ),and at 2 h after the end of CPB(T4 ),the jugular venous blood samples were taken for determination of serum concentrations of TNF-a,IL-6,insulin and blood glucose.The insulin sensitivity index (ISI ) = 1/(glucose × insulin )was obtained. Results Compared with control group,the serum TNF-a and IL-6 concentrations at T2-T4 were sig-nificantly decreased in observation group(P <0.05),the serum insulin and blood glucose concentra-tions at T2 ,T3 were significantly decreased in observation group(P <0.05 ),the ISI at T2 ,T3 were significantly increased in observation group(P <0.05).Conclusion Dexmedetomidine can reduce in-flammatory responses,thus reducing insulin resistance and blood glucose during cardiac operations with CPB.

Curcumin protects against the intestinal ischemia-reperfusion injury: involvement of the tight junction protein ZO-1 and TNF-alpha related mechanism

Present study aimed to investigate the eff ect of curcumin-pretreatment on intestinal I/R injury and on intestinal mucosa barrier. Thirty Wistar rats were randomly divided into: sham, I/R, and curcumin groups (n=10). Animals in curcumin group were pretreated with curcumin by gastric gavage (200 mg/kg) for 2 days before I/R. Small intestine tissues were prepared for Haematoxylin & Eosin (H&E) staining. Serum diamine oxidase (DAO) and tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-alpha levels were measured. Expression of intestinal TNF-alpha and tight junction protein (ZO-1) proteins was detected by Western blot and/or immunohistochemistry. Serum DAO level and serum and intestinal TNF-alpha leves were signifi cantly increased after I/R, and the values were markedly reduced by curcumin pretreatment although still higher than that of sham group (p<0.05 or p<0.001). H&E staining showed the significant injury to intestinal mucosa following I/R, and curcumin pretreatment signifi cantly improved the histological structure of intestinal mucosa. I/R insult also induced significantly down-regulated expression of ZO-1, and the eff ect was dramatically attenuated by curcumin-pretreatment. Curcumin may protect the intestine from I/R injury through restoration of the epithelial structure, promotion of the recovery of intestinal permeability, as well as enhancement of ZO-1 protein expression, and this eff ect may be partly attributed to the TNF-alpha related pathway.

Chromokinesin KIF4A as a tumor suppressor by inhibiting cell invasion / 国际生物医学工程杂志

Objective To explore the role of chromokinesin KIF4A in gastric cancer cell invasion using gastric cancer cells SGC-7901 and chromokinesin KIF4A deficient gastric cancer cells (SGC-shKIF4A).Methods Expression levels of KIF4A in controlling gastric cancer cells (SGC-shNC) and SGC-shKIF4A cells were determined by Western Blot.Invasion of gastric cancer cells were assessed using Transwell invasion assay and the number of cells passing through the matrigel was counted.Changing numbers of cortactin in SGC-7901,SGC-shNC,and SGC-shKIF4A cells were analyzed by immunofluorescence staining.Results Compared to the SGC-shNC cells,invasion ability of SGC-shKIF4A cells was increased.Compared to other cells,the numbers of cortactin in SGC-shKlF4A cells was also increased suggesting invadopodia in these cells was increased(P＜0.01).Conclusions Chromokinesin KIF4A acts as a tumor suppressor by inhibiting gastric cancer cells invasion and the results provides strong evidences for KIF4A serving as one of potent targets for gastric cancer prognostics and treatment in clinic.

Clinical features and genetic analysis of 17 cases of glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency in Guizhou province / 中华实用儿科临床杂志

Objective To explore the clinical and genetic characteristics of 17 cases with glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase(G6PD) deficiency in Guizhou,China.Methods The clinical features of 17 patients with G6PD deficiency were analyzed,DNA samples were obtained from the patients and some mothers,and the exons and flanking intronic sequences of the G6PD gene were analyzed by the polymerase chain reaction and sequencing.Results The cases had diverse phenotypes,these patients had acute haemolytic anaemia triggered by eating broad beans,infections,ingestion of specific drugs or the neonatal period and chronic nonspherocytic haemolytic anaemia.Three cases of the patients had concomitant diseases for α Mediterranean anemia,acute myeloid leukemia M2 type and neonatal anal membrane stenosis,respectively.G1376T,G1388A and A95G were the commonest G6PD variants in patients in Guizhou,China.G1376T,G1388A and A95G mutations were observed in 82.4％ cases.Two patients had only compound variants(c.1311 C ＞ T,IVS11 nt 93 T ＞ C).One case in the Rongjiang County,Guizhou Province had novel compound variants (c.G1388A,IVS10-10 T ＞ G) in the world.A patient's mother in the Guiyang City,Guizhou Province,China had compound variants (c.1376 G ＞ T,1311 C ＞ T,IVS11 nt 93 T ＞ C) as a carrier.Conclusions G6PD deficiency has a wide range of clinical heterogeneity.A novel G6PD compound variant haplotype c.G1388A,IVS10-10 T ＞ G was first found in the world,and the SNP spectrum of G6PD was enlarged.There may be a G6PD compound variant haplotype c.1376 G ＞ T,1311 C ＞ T,IVS11 nt 93 T ＞ C in Guizhou.

Impact of different irrigation time on oxygenation index and acid-base balance during percutaneous neph-rolithotomy / 临床麻醉学杂志

Objective To investigate the impact of different irrigation time on oxygenation in-dex and acid-base balance during percutaneous nephrolithotomy(PCNL).Methods Forty patients un-dergoing selective PCNL were included in this study,were divided into two groups:group S,irrigation time<120 min(n=22);group L,irrigation time≥120 min(n=18).PaO2/FiO2 ,pH and BE were determined before and after irrigation,CVP were recorded before irrigation and every 20 min during irrigation. Results The CVP maximum value were higher in group L than that in group S during irrigation (P <0.05).The PaO2/FiO2 were lower after irrigation than that before irrigation in group L(P<0.05).The pH and BE were lower in group L than that in group S after irrigation(P<0.05).Conclusion Irrigation fluid absorption is observed during PCNL.That can provoke oxygenation function decline and metabolic ac-idosis with irrigation time extend,the operation time properly shortened.

Role of helicity of α-helical antimicrobial peptides to improve specificity

A major barrier to the use of antimicrobial peptides as antibiotics is the toxicity or ability to lyse eukaryotic cells. In this study, a 26-residue amphipathic α-helical antimicrobial peptide A12L/A20L (Ac-KWKSFLKTFKSLKKTVLHTLLKAISS-amide) was used as the framework to design a series of D- and L-diastereomeric peptides and study the relationships of helicity and biological activities of α-helical antimicrobial peptides. Peptide helicity was measured by circular dichroism spectroscopy and demonstrated to correlate with the hydrophobicity of peptides and the numbers of D-amino acid substitutions. Therapeutic index was used to evaluate the selectivity of peptides against prokaryotic cells. By introducing D-amino acids to replace the original L-amino acids on the non-polar face or the polar face of the helix, the hemolytic activity of peptide analogs have been significantly reduced. Compared to the parent peptide, the therapeutic indices were improved of 44-fold and 22-fold against Gram-negative and Gram-positive bacteria, respectively. In addition, D- and L-diastereomeric peptides exhibited lower interaction with zwitterionic eukaryotic membrane and showed the significant membrane damaging effect to bacterial cells. Helicity was proved to play a crucial role on peptide specificity and biological activities. By simply replacing the hydrophobic or the hydrophilic amino acid residues on the non-polar or the polar face of these amphipathic derivatives of the parent peptide with D-amino acids, we demonstrated that this method could have excellent potential for the rational design of antimicrobial peptides with enhanced specificity.

Comparison of different disinfection sterilization for dental handpieces / 中国基层医药

Objective Compared with povidone iodine solution to clean,glutaraldehyde immersion,highpressure steam sterilization of three disinfection methods for dental handpiece sterilization effect.Methods Select the 20 dental clinical used over phone,were randomly divided into A group,B group,C group,D group 5,A group for the control group,only cleaning method did not use any disinfection,B group was 1% Polyvinylpyrrolidone iodine solution,wipe,C group were soaked in 2% glutaraldehyde soluton,D group were treated with high-pressure steam sterilization,after each phone were inoculated with bacteria sample dish,the more monitoring of four groups of bacterial culture.Results A group of bacterial culture for the intensive growth of bacteria,B group had bacterial growth for the(+ ～+ + +),bacterial growth;C group had bacterial culturegrowth was(+ ～ + +),bacterial growth;D group of bacterial culture Growth of(-),no bacterial growth.Conclusion High-pressure steam sterilization was the disinfection of dental handpieces most effective way.

Study on the intervention effect of Qileng decoction (芪棱汤) on mitochondria mediated and caspase-9 dependent apoptopic pathway / 中国中西医结合急救杂志

Objective: To evaluate the effects and partly mechanism of Qileng decoction(QLD,芪棱汤) resisting focal cerebral ischemia/reperfusion(I/R) injury in rats by apoptosis and signal transduction pathway.Methods: The rats were randomly divided into three groups including sham operation group,normal saline(NS) control group and QLD group.The model of focal cerebral I/R injury was induced by using modified thread embolizing in rats.Rats were evaluated by neurologic function score at 2 hours after ischemia and 2,4,6,12,24 and 48 hours after cerebral reperfusion,and the pathological changes of nerve cells and mitochondria ultrastructure at pallium and hippocampus CA1 region were observed at 24 hours after reperfusion.Immunohistochemical method was performed to examine the expression of cytochrome C(cyt C) and caspase-9 at different time points after reperfusion.Apoptosis of nerve cells in ischemic penumbra(IP) was also characterized by terminal deoxynucleotidyl-transferase mediated dUTP-biotin nick end labeling(TUNEL) method.Results: Compared with NS control group,neurologic function scores at different reperfusion time points were improved and the pathological changes were ameliorated at 24 hours after cerebral I/R in QLD group.Mitochondria hydropsia was alleviated,mitochondrial cristae fragmentation and granulum basale shedding were diminished,and mitochondrial basical morphology was retained.Meanwhile,apoptosis index(AI) was decreased and the expressions of cyt C and caspase-9 were reduced in IP in QLD group.Conclusion: QLD intervenes in mitochondria mediated and caspase-9 dependent apoptopic pathway.QLD lowers AI and plays a role of protecting nerve by maintaining mitochondrial basical form,stabilizing mitochondrial membrane and inhibiting the release of cyt C and activation of caspase-9.The above actions are possibly some parts of mechanisms of QLD resisting focal cerebral I/R injury.

Effect of low dose radiation on expression of apoptosis-related gene mRNA of transplantation tumor tissues of human glioma(U251)-bearing nude mice / 吉林大学学报(医学版)

0.05);While the differences of the levels of p53,Bcl2,Bax between all D_1+D_2 groups and sham-irradiated group were significant(P

Effect of low dose radiation on apoptosis of transplantation tumor cells of human glioma(U251)-bearing nude mice / 吉林大学学报(医学版)

0.05). While in D_2 and D_1+D_2 groups, the AI (0.54?0.05,0.64?0.04,0.63?0.04,0.65?0.11, 0.67?0.07) were increased, and the latter was more obviously. There were significant differences compared with sham-irradiated group(P

Investigation of Correlation between the Form Stigmata of Maximus Thenar Dermatoglyphic Patterns of Palm and Allergic Dermatitis / 中国中医药信息杂志

Objective To discuss the correlation of the form stigmata of maximus thenar dermatoglyphic patterns of palm and allergic dermatitis. Methods The allergic dermatitis patients were rardanly selected as observation group and normal person or non-suffering allergic dermatitis as control group. The maximus thenar dermatoglyphic patterns of palm were classified into three grades on the basis of its tend towards, distance, depth and character of cleavage lines, and the degree of moistening, dryness, softness, smoothness of surface skin, etc. Results There are 82 examples in observation group, grade Ⅰ is 11 examples, degree Ⅰ of grade Ⅱ is 17 examples, degree Ⅱ of grade Ⅱ is 31 examples, grade Ⅲ is 23 examples. There are 86 examples in control group, grade Ⅰ is 71 examples, degree Ⅰ of grade Ⅱ is 5 examples, degree Ⅱ of grade Ⅱ is 6 examples, grade Ⅲ is 4 examples. There is significant difference between the observation group and control group (P

Studies on Fingerprints of Pogostemon cablin (Blanco) Benth. from Different Places of Origin by Thin-layer Chromatography / 广州中医药大学学报

[Objective] To compare the difference of fingerprints of Pogostemon cablin (Blanco) Benth. from different places of origin. [Methods] The chemical components of Pogostemon cablin (Blanco) Benth. from 6 places of origin were detected by thin-layer chromatography. [ Results ] The thin-layer chromatogram of volatile components of Pogostemon cablin (Blanco) Benth. from different places of origin was similar. The contents of methanol-extract and petroleum-ether-extract from Pogostemon cablin (Blanco) Benth. planted in Gaoyao, Guangdong differed greatly from those in other places of origin, which can be used to identify the herb of Pogostemon cablin ( Blanco) Benth. from Gaoyao, Guangdong. [Conclusion] Thin-layer chromatographic fingerprints can be used as the parameter to differentiate Pogostemon cablin (Blanco) Benth. from different places of origin.

A Primary Study on HPLC Fingerprint of Pogostemon cablin / 中药新药与临床药理

Objective To study the fingerprint determination method of Pogostemon cablin by HPLC.Methods A RP-HPLC method was established with the mixed solution of methnol and 0.1 % acetic acid aqueous solution as mobile phase(gradient elution),flow rate at 1.0 mL/min,detection wavelength at 254 nm,analytic time being 50 min and column temperature at 25 ℃.Results The results of comparative analysis of 10 batches samples showed that 15 common peaks were shared by Pogostemon cablin.The common peaks were classified to two regions and the second was the main characteristic region which had an amount of characteristic peaks.All samples had the similar fingerprint features.Conclusion The method is accurate,repetitive and can be applied for the identification and quality control of Pogostemon cablin.

Qualitative analysis and the method of field processed products of Paeonia suffruticosa Andr. in Shandong Province / 中成药

AIM: To probe into the method of field processed products of Paeonia suffruticosa Andr. and inspect its quality. METHODS: Through field processed investigation alcohol-macerated extracts and paenol content compared among the smoked, de-epidermis, drying and direct drying in the sun. RESULTS: Paeonia suffruticosa Andr. with the epidermis is better than others. CONCLUSION: The method of integrating field cutting crude drugs into pieces with processing of Paeonia suffruticosa Andr. has feasible standardization and industrial benefits.