[Role of SIRT3 in regulating proliferation of hepatocellular carcinoma cells in vitro].

Objective: To explore the role of SIRT3 in regulating the proliferation of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) cells in vitro.

Methods: The protein expression of SIRT3 in 2 normal liver tissues, 2 immortalized hepatocyte lines, and 3 HCC cell lines was determined with Western blotting. SIRT3 overexpression and knockdown in HCC cells were induced by transfection with a vector expressing SIRT3 and a siRNA construct targeting SIRT3, respectively.

Chromobox Homolog 4 is Positively Correlated to Tumor Growth, Survival and Activation of HIF-1α Signaling in Human Osteosarcoma under Normoxic Condition.

Objectives: The clinical significance and tumorigenesis of Chromobox homolog 4 (CBX4) have been reported in hepatocellular carcinoma. The purpose of this study is to confirm the expression, elucidate the biological function and investigate the potential mechanism of CBX4 in osteosarcoma (OS).

Methods: The expression of CBX4 in OS samples and cell lines was measured by RT-PCR and western blot test.

Clinicopathologic, Immunohistochemical, and Ultrastructural Findings of a Fatal Case of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus Infection in the United Arab Emirates, April 2014.

Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) infection causes an acute respiratory illness and is associated with a high case fatality rate; however, the pathogenesis of severe and fatal MERS-CoV infection is unknown. We describe the histopathologic, immunohistochemical, and ultrastructural findings from the first autopsy performed on a fatal case of MERS-CoV in the world, which was related to a hospital outbreak in the United Arab Emirates in April 2014. The main histopathologic finding in the lungs was diffuse alveolar damage.

Evolution of the effect of sulfur confinement in graphene-based porous carbons for use in Li-S batteries.

A controllable drying strategy is proposed for the precise and non-destructive control over the structure of a 3D graphene assembly. Such an assembly is used as a model carbon material to investigate the pore structure-dependent shuttle effect and cycling performance of the cathode of a Li-S battery.

Association of the Aldose Reductase-106TT Genotype with Increased Risk for Diabetic Retinopathy in the Chinese Han Population: An Updated Meta-Analysis.

Purpose: A meta-analysis was conducted to assess the effects of the aldose reductase (ALR) C-106T polymorphism on the risk for development of diabetic retinopathy (DR) in the Chinese population.

Materials And Methods: Relevant studies were identified using PubMed, Springer Link, Ovid, Chinese Wanfang Data Knowledge Service Platform, Chinese National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI), and Chinese Biology Medicine (CBM) through 21 March 2015. Pooled odds ratios (ORs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) were used to assess the strength of the associations.

A Metal-Free Supercapacitor Electrode Material with a Record High Volumetric Capacitance over 800 F cm(-3).

A metal-free supercapacitor electrode material is prepared by the hybridization of graphene and polyaniline in a very compact way without sacrificing their gravimetric capacitance. It exhibits a record high volumetric capacitance over 800 F cm(-3).

Compressed porous graphene particles for use as supercapacitor electrodes with excellent volumetric performance.

This work presents a new class of porous graphene particles with a three-dimensional microscale network and an ultrahigh specific surface area (2590 m(2) g(-1)), which is obtained by the KOH activation of a compact graphene hydrogel. As supercapacitor electrodes, such porous graphene particles show high compressibility and little capacitance loss when subjected to a compressive force up to 40 MPa, yielding an excellent volumetric performance with an ionic liquid electrolyte. Such carbon materials show great promise for applications needing high volumetric energy.

Interleukin-17-producing CD4+ T lymphocytes are increased in patients with primary immune thrombocytopenia.

The present study was performed to investigate the role of interleukin-17-producing CD4-positive T cells in the pathogenesis of primary immune thrombocytopenia (ITP). Peripheral blood was collected from ITP patients and healthy controls. The immunophenotyping of T lymphocytes and the detection of T helper 1/2/17 (Th1/Th2/Th17) cells were performed by flow cytometry, Th1/Th2/Th17-associated cytokines were determined by cytokines microarray and ELISA.

Development of a nursing education program for improving Chinese undergraduates' self-directed learning: A mixed-method study.

Objective: This paper demonstrates the establishment of an extra-curricular education program in Chinese context and evaluates its effectiveness on undergraduate nursing students' self-directed learning.

Methods: Zimmerman's self-directed learning model was used as the theoretical framework for the development of an education program. Mixed-method was applied in this research study.

Laboratory investigation and phylogenetic analysis of an imported Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus case in Greece.

Rapid and reliable laboratory diagnosis of persons suspected of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) infection is important for timely implementation of infection control practices and disease management. In addition, monitoring molecular changes in the virus can help elucidate chains of transmission and identify mutations that might influence virus transmission efficiency. This was illustrated by a recent laboratory investigation we conducted on an imported MERS-CoV case in Greece.

[Clinical efficacy on peripheral facial paralysis at acute stage treated with opposing needling technique].

Objective: To compare the differences in clinical efficacy on peripheral facial paralysis at acute stage between the opposing needling technique and routine acupuncture at the affected side so as to provide the evidence on the acupuncture treatment for peripheral facial paralysis at acute stage.

Methods: Forty patients were rando- mized into an opposing needling technique group (19 cases) and an affected side needling technique group (21 cases). The basic medication was same in the two groups.

[The aspiratory resistance and filtration penetration of N95 filtering-facepiece respirators used widely in China].

Objective: The objective of this study was to investigate the aspiratory resistance, filtration penetration and their influence factors of N95 filtering-facepiece respirators used widely in China.

Methods: The total of 6 brands and 21 models of N95 filtering-facepiece respirators which are certified and big sales on the market. The aspiratory resistance and filtration efficiency filter penetration were measured while air pump ran from 10 L/min to 100 L/min using differential pressure gauge and the PortaCount, respectively.

[Clinical application and mechanism on the ghost points in the treatment of mental diseases].

In order to explore the clinical application and mechanism of the ghost points in the treatment of mental diseases, taking "the ghost points" and "mental diseases" as the theme and the key words, the literatures in recent 10 years on the treatment of mental diseases with the ghost points were collected from CNKI and Wanfang database and analyzed. It is discovered that the ghost points can treat schizophrenia, manic-depressive disorder, dementia, stroke, loss of consciousness, insomnia. anxiety, depression and hysteria and the efficacy is favorable.

Pre-pregnancy cytogenetic analysis of general couples in eastern China.

The aim of this study was to investigate the contribution of chromosomal anomalies and the frequency of particular types of aberrations in general couples preparing for pregnancy and make recommendations for pregnancy on the basis of the medical literature. A total of 6,198 general couples were included in the present study. The karyotypes were generated from the peripheral blood lymphocyte cultures and the cytogenetic analysis was performed using G-banding.

Unusual high oxygen reduction performance in all-carbon electrocatalysts.

Carbon-based electrocatalysts are more durable and cost-effective than noble materials for the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR), which is an important process in energy conversion technologies. Heteroatoms are considered responsible for the excellent ORR performance in many carbon-based electrocatalysts. But whether an all-carbon electrocatalyst can effectively reduce oxygen is unknown.

Clinical value of miniprobe sonography for detection of esophageal submucosal lesions.

Objectives: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the clinical value of catheter-based miniprobe sonography for diagnosis of esophageal submucosal lesions.

Methods: A total of 199 patients with esophageal submucosal lesions underwent miniprobe sonography via gastroscopy. The sonograms were reviewed, and the sonographic findings were compared with pathologic findings from specimens obtained by endoscopic or surgical dissection.

Family cluster of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus infections, Tunisia, 2013.

In 2013 in Tunisia, 3 persons in 1 family were infected with Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV). The index case-patient's respiratory tract samples were negative for MERS-CoV by reverse transcription PCR, but diagnosis was retrospectively confirmed by PCR of serum. Sequences clustered with those from Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates.

Clinical and laboratory findings of the first imported case of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus to the United States.

Background: The Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) was discovered September 2012 in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA). The first US case of MERS-CoV was confirmed on 2 May 2014.

Methods: We summarize the clinical symptoms and signs, laboratory and radiologic findings, and MERS-CoV-specific tests.

A SNaPshot assay for the rapid and simple detection of hepatitis B virus genotypes.

A simple technique for the identification of common genotypes of the hepatitis B virus (HBV) remains to be identified. The present study was conducted to establish such a methodology. Four plasmids of genotypes A‑D and 123 clinical serum specimens of HBV‑infected patients were genotyped.

Leukemia propagating cells rebuild an evolving niche in response to therapy.

Residence of cancer-propagating cells (CPCs) within preferential microenvironmental niches has a major part in evading therapy. However, the nature of niches involved and the mechanisms protecting CPCs remain largely unknown. We addressed these issues in mouse transplantation models of acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL).

Molecular detection of adenoviruses, rhabdoviruses, and paramyxoviruses in bats from Kenya.

We screened 217 bats of at least 20 species from 17 locations in Kenya during July and August of 2006 for the presence of adenovirus, rhabdovirus, and paramyxovirus nucleic acids using generic reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) and PCR assays. Of 217 bat fecal swabs examined, 4 bats were adenovirus DNA-positive, 11 bats were paramyxovirus RNA-positive, and 2 bats were rhabdovirus RNA-positive. Three bats were coinfected by two different viruses.

[Impacts on hepatitis B virus replication by gene engineering at apical loop region of capsid protein].

Hepatitis B virus (HBV) DNA replication takes place in the viral capsid that consists of 180 or 240 copies of HBV capsid (HBc or core) protein. The monomeric core protein contains an apical loop region that forms the spikes on the surface of viral capsid upon core dimerization and capsid assembly. To investigate the impact on HBV DNA replication through gene engineering at the spike of HBV capsid.

[Correlation between ALIP-like cluster and fibrous proliferation in bone marrow of patients with acute myeloid leukemia in CR phase].

This study was purposed to elucidate the prognostic values of ALIP (abnormal location of immature precursors)-like clusters and fibrous proliferation in bone marrow of AML patients in CR phase and the correlation between them. The bone marrow biopsy sections from 47 AML patients during admitting to relapse or till lost follow-up were examined retrospectively. The 47 patients were divided into pre-relapsed group and non-relapsed group according to relapse or not at end of follow-up.

Three-dimensional ultrasound appearance of pelvic floor in nulliparous women and postpartum women one week after their first delivery.

This study investigated the morphology and structure of pelvic floor in 50 nulliparous and 95 postpartum women (47 vaginal delivery, 48 Cesarean section) using translabial three-dimensional (3D) ultrasound. All the primiparae underwent ultrasound examination within one week after their first delivery. Volume datasets were acquired and analyzed to determine the alterations of levator hiatus after childbirth.