Clinical presentation and mutation analysis of VHL disease in a large Chinese family.

Von Hippel-Lindau (VHL) disease is an autosomal dominantly inherited neoplastic disorder characterized by marked phenotypic variability and age-dependent penetrance. This disease is caused by germline mutations in the VHL tumor suppressor gene. Systematic physical examinations, imaging assessments and molecular genetic tests for the VHL gene were performed in a large Chinese VHL family.

Increase of TNFα-stimulated osteoarthritic chondrocytes apoptosis and decrease of matrix metalloproteinases 9 by NF-κB inhibition.

Objective: To investigate the in vitro effect of caffeic acid phenethyl ester (CAPE), a NF-κB inhibitor, on the apoptosis of osteoarthritic (OA) chondrocytes and on the regulation of the gelatinases matrix metalloproteinase 2 (MMP-2) and matrix metalloproteinase 9 (MMP-9).

Methods: Annexin V-FITC/propidium iodide (PI) labeling and western blotting were used to observe and determine the apoptosis in TNFα-stimulated primary cultured osteoarthritic chondrocytes. Also, gelatin zymography was applied to examine MMP-2 and MMP-9 activities in supernatants.

[Application of intraoperative contrast-enhanced ultrasound in different pathological grades of glioma].

Objective: To explore the feasibility and value of intra-operative contrast-enhanced ultrasound in different pathological grades of glioma.

Methods: A total of 46 patients with glioma were selected to undergo the contrast-enhanced ultrasound. They were divided into 3 groups according to their pathological grades.

[Primary culture and adipogenic process of pre-adipocytes from infrapatellar fat pad of osteoarthritic patients].

Objective: To investigate the primary culture and adipogenic process of pre-adipocytes from infrapatellar fat pad of osteoarthritic patients.

Methods: The pre-adipocytes were isolated by enzymatic digestion. The morphological changes of cultured cells were observed and the growth curve was drawn by CCK-8 method.

12-(4-Chloro-phen-yl)-9,9-dimethyl-9,10-dihydro-8H-benzo[a]xanthen-11(12H)-one.

The title compound, C(25)H(21)ClO(2), was synthesized via the three-component coupling of 4-chloro-benzaldehyde, 2-naphthol and 5,5-dimethyl-cyclo-hexane-1,3-dione. The pyran ring adopts a boat conformation, while the cyclo-hexenone ring is in an envelope conformation. The 4-chloro-phenyl ring is almost perpendicular to the pyran ring [dihedral angle = 87.

12-(2-Methoxyphenyl)-9,9-dimethyl-8,9-dihydro-12H-benzo[a]xanthen-11(10H)-one.

The title compound, C(26)H(24)O(3), was synthesized via the coupling of 2-methoxy-benzaldehyde, 2-naphthol and 5,5-dimethyl-cyclo-hexane-1,3-dione. The pyran ring adopts a boat conformation, while the cyclo-hexenone ring is in an envelope conformation. The 2-methoxy-phenyl ring is almost perpendic-ular to the plane through the four C atoms of the pyran ring [dihedral angle = 88.

9,9-Dimethyl-12-(4-nitro-phen-yl)-9,10-dihydro-12H-benzo[a]xanthen-11(8H)-one.

In the mol-ecular structure of the title compound, C(25)H(21)NO(4), the pyran ring adopts a flattened boat conformation, while the cyclo-hexenone ring is in an envelope conformation. The 4-nitro-phenyl ring is almost perpendicular to the pyran ring [dihedral angle = 89.39 (1)°].