Morphological and Molecular Analysis Identifies the Associated Fungus ("Xianghui") of the Medicinal White Jelly Mushroom, Tremella fuciformis, as Annulohypoxylon stygium.

White jelly mushroom, Tremella fuciformis, is a popular edible mushroom with interesting medicinal properties (e.g., immunostimulating, antidiabetic).

Penetration of titanium dioxide nanoparticles through slightly damaged skin in vitro and in vivo.

Purpose: Titanium dioxide nanoparticles (TiO2-NPs) have been widely developed for versatile use, but the potential risk form their skin exposure is still unclear. To evaluate this risk, the skin penetration of TiO2-NPs is necessary to be understood first. The aims of this study are to investigated the penetration of TiO2-NPs through slightly damaged skin and intact skin in vitro and in vivo.

[Effect of occlusal reconstruction on cerebral blood flow and cerebral oxygen saturation in patients with malocclusion].

Objective: To investigate the effect of occlusal reconstruction on blood flow velocity and cerebral oxygen saturation in patients with malocclusion.

Methods: Thirty-three patients with malocclusion treated with occlusal reconstruction in Department of Stomatology, Medical School of Huzhou Normal College from Feb 2011 to Oct 2013 were enrolled in the study. The systolic peak flow velocity (vs), end-diastolic peak flow (vd) , mean peak flow velocity (vm) of middle cerebral artery and the oxygen saturation (rScO2) in the brain were detected at rest or chewing status by using transcranial Doppler color ultrasonography and near-infrared spectroscopy, respectively.

[Targeting transgene effect of adTERT-TRAIL on salivary adenoid cystic carcinoma cell line SACC-83].

Objective: To investigate the targeting expression of TRAIL gene driven by human telomerase reverse transcriptase (hTERT) promoter in SACC-83 cell with telomerase activity.

Methods: Adenovirus vector AdTERT-TRAIL was constructed by homologus recombination. After transfecting AdTERT-TRAIL into SACC-83 cell and HEL cell, its effect on these cells in vitro was investigated using RT-PCR technique, MTT method and flow cytometry.

[Inhibition of proliferation of salivary adenoid cystic carcinoma by targeting gene transfer].

Objective: To investigate the expression of gene TRAIL driven by human telomerase reverse transcriptase (hTERT) promoter in SACC-83 cell tumor necrosis factor related apoptosis in dncing ligand.

Methods: After pACTERT-TRAIL plasmid transfected was into SACC-83 and HEL cells through liposome, the expression of TRAIL was examined using RT-PCR technique, the cells' survival rate by methyl thiazolyl tetrazolium (MTT) method and apoptosis rate by flow cytometry.

Results: Expression of extrinsic TRAIL gene driven by hTERT promoter was detected in SACC-83 cells, and not detected in human embryonic lung fibroblast (HEL) cells.