Establishment of Transgenic Mouse Leukemia Cell Lines Expressing Human CD4/CCR5/CyclinT1 Infected with HIV-1.

Purpose: Establishing a cross-species animal model of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection is crucial for the study of HIV/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). However, due to the species-specific characteristics of HIV-1, the virus can only infect directly humans and a small number of non-human primates. It cannot directly infect mouse cells across species.

Chemo-resistance of A172 glioblastoma cells is controlled by miR-1271-regulated Bcl-2.

MicroRNAs (miRNAs) have been reported to exert important effects on the initiation, progression and metastasis of glioblastoma multiforme (GBM). In this study, we aimed to explore the regulation role of miR-1271 on the development of GBM. We found that miR-1271 was a Bcl-2-targeting miRNA, and the levels of miR-1271was decreased in samples from patients with GBM, compared with those from corresponding normal tissue samples.

Establishment of mouse leukemia cell lines expressing human CD4/CCR5 using lentiviral vectors.

A low-cost rodent model of HIV infection and which presents high application value is an effective tool to investigate HIV infection and pathogenesis. However, development of such a small animal model has been hampered by the unsuitability of rodent cells for HIV-1 replication given that the retrovirus HIV-1 has high selectivity to its host cell. Our study used the mouse leukemia cell lines L615 and L1210 that were induced by murine leukemia virus and transfected with hCD4/CCR5 loaded-lentiviral vector.

Pain-Induced Pulsograph Changes in Patients with Primary Dysmenorrhea: A Pilot Study.

Objectives. To investigate changes in pulsograph caused by pain in primary dysmenorrhea (PD) patients. Methods.

Confocal mirco-Raman spectroscopic analysis of the antioxidant protection mechanism of the oligosaccharides extracted from Morinda officinalis on human sperm DNA.

Ethnopharmacological Relevence: Male infertility is a stressful and frustrating problem for the society, but a number of male infertility treatments are available as traditional Chinese medicine strategies which have been tried with variable success, while evidence is still limited on whether-or how much-herbs or supplements might help increase fertility, so the aim of this study was to investigate if the oligosaccharides extracted from Morinda officialis, a Chinese herb, is the active constituents to the fertility.

Materials And Methods: In this study, we prepared the H2O2-demaged human sperm, cocultured with the oligosaccharides in vitro, then observed the changes of the DNA using confocal micro-Raman spectroscopy, and comparative analysis the differences of the spectra of different treated groups.

Results: The results showed that the oligosaccharides extracted from Morinda officialis can keep the "Raman fingerprints" of the human sperm DNA almost the same as those of the control groups, but very different from the H2O2-induced groups, especially the intensity of bands at 787, 993, 1094, 1254, 1340, 1376, 1421, 1443, 1487, 1577 and 1662cm(-1) which could be as potential targets for the drugs finding, and further principal component analysis was successfully used to classify the Raman spectra of normal control and model groups.

[Quantization determination study of micro-Raman spectroscopy of methemoglobin induced by sodium nitrite].

In the present study, Raman spectral characteristics of methemoglobin (MetHb) induced by sodium nitrite (NaNO2) were investigated. Hemoglobin (Hb) was oxidated to MetHb with NaNO2, the Raman spectral specific changes of MetHb was studied by determining the Raman spectral changes of methemoglobin/total hemoglobin of different ratios, and the Raman intensities of methemoglobin/total hemoglobin of different ratios at 1 586, 1 605 and 1 637 cm(-1) were linearly fitted to realize its quantitative detection. The results show that the completely oxidized MetHb can be obtained when the molar ratio of NaNO2 to Hb is 3.

[Raman spectroscopy study of the effect of H+ on the oxygen affinity capacity of hemoglobin].

The hemoglobin was extracted from the blood which was provided by the healthy volunteers and the impact of the pH on hemoglobin oxygen binding capacity was studied with microscopic Raman spectroscopy. The results indicated that: under the excitation light of 514.5 nm, with the reducing of the oxygen partial pressure (PO2), the Raman peak intensity at 1 375, 1 562, 1 585 and 1 638 cm(-1) of the control hemoglobin (pH 7.

Comparison of microRNA expression in hippocampus and the marginal division (MrD) of the neostriatum in rats.

Background: MicroRNAs (miRNAs), a class of highly conserved small non-coding RNA molecules, are known to play essential roles in central nervous system (CNS) by causing post-transcriptional gene silencing. There is much evidence that miRNAs have specific temporal and spatial expression patterns in the mammal brain, but little is known about the role of the region specificity for the gene regulatory networks of the brain. This study represents the first attempt to perform a profiling analysis of the differential expression of miRNAs between hippocampus and the Marginal division (MrD) of the neostriatum in the rat brain.

[Chromaticity and optical spectrum colorimetry of the tongue color in different syndromes of primary hepatic carcinoma].

Objective: In this study, the optical data of tongue color of different syndromes in primary hepatic carcinoma (PHC) were detected by optical spectrum colorimetry, and the chromaticity of tongue color was compared and analyzed. The tongue color characteristics of different syndromes in PHC and the relationship between different syndromes and tongue color were also investigated.

Methods: Tongue color data from 133 eligible PHC patients were collected by optical spectrum colorimetry and the patients were divided into 4 syndrome groups according to their clinical features.

[Effects of indocyanine green on near-infrared optical properties and optical coherence tomographic image of cerebral blood vessel in vivo in rats].

The scope of this research lies in the effects of indocyanine green (ICG) on the near-infrared optical properties and optical coherence tomographic image of cerebral blood vessel in vivo in rats. The skulls of SD rats were opened under nembutal anesthesia to expose and mark the middle cerebral artery. The reflectance spectra of middle cerebral artery were monitored by Vis/ NIR spectrometer and the optical attenuation coefficients of middle cerebral artery were detected by optical coherence tomography (OCT) when indocyanine green was administrated intravenously through tail veins.

[Influence of brightness value of supranasal point and apex nasi on dominant wavelength and excitation purity in complexion inspection of healthy adults].

Objective: In this study, to analyze the influence of the brightness value of the supranasal point and the apex nasi on their dominant wavelength and excitation purity according to the spectrocolorimetry data of the supranasal point and the apex nasi in healthy adults that were collected based on optical spectrum colorimetry.

Methods: A total of 516 healthy adults were taken as the research subjects. The brightness, dominant wavelength and excitation purity values of the supranasal point and the apex nasi during the complexion inspection of subjects were calculated.

[Colorimetric investigation of normal tongue and lip colors from 516 healthy adults by visible reflection spectrum].

Objective: Using the data from normal tongue and lip colors of normal people which were collected by the visible reflection spectrum, we analyzed the colorimetric parameters of tongue and lip colors.

Methods: In this study, 516 healthy students aging from 19 to 26 from the colleges and universities of Guangdong Province of China were taken as research subjects. After collecting the data of tongue and lip colors of the 516 subjects using visible reflectance spectroscopy, CIE XYZ tristimulus values as defined by the International Commission on Illumination in 1964 were calculated, and the colorimetric parameters of the normal tongue and lip colors were obtained, such as the CIE 1964 chromaticity coordinate, brightness, dominant wavelength and excitation purity.

The role of substance P in the marginal division of the neostriatum in learning and memory is mediated through the neurokinin 1 receptor in rats.

Substance P (SP) is a neuropeptide that plays an important role in inflammation, respiration, pain, aggression, anxiety, and learning and memory mainly through its high affinity neurokinin 1 receptor (NK1R). The marginal division (MrD) is a pan-shaped subdivision in the caudomedial margin of the neostriatum in the mammalian brain and is known to be involved in learning and memory. We studied the expression of SP, NK1R and NK1R mRNA in the rat striatum by immunohistochemistry, immunofluorescence and in situ hybridization, and found that the levels of SP, NK1R protein and NK1R mRNA were high in the cell bodies, fibers and terminals of neurons in the neostriatum, especially in the MrD.

[Comparative study of reflectance spectroscopy of women's acupoints around menstruation].

Acupoint was reaction of viscera and its optical parameter was an important characteristic of tissue. In the present work, in order to discuss specificity of acupuncture on the response of qi and blood in human body, we compared the diffuse reflectance of Taichong (LV3), Taibai (SP3), and Chongyang (ST42) before, during and after menstruation. All the acupoints had the same shape of the spectrum and troughs were all at 423.

[Quantitative analysis and classification of tongue inspection based on the visible reflection spectrum].

Objective: In this study, optical data on color of tongue tips were collected by using a visible reflection spectrum system. Quantitative method of tongue inspection and classification of tongue states including pale, pale red, red and crimson manifestations were investigated.

Methods: Chromaticity coordinates of the tongue tips from 98 subjects were calculated on the basis of the visible reflection spectrum.