Dexmedetomidine improves early postoperative cognitive dysfunction in aged mice.

Postoperative cognitive dysfunction (POCD) is a frequent complication following major surgery in the elderly. However, the exact pathogenic mechanisms are still unknown. Dexmedetomidine, a selective alpha 2 adrenal receptor agonist, was revealed anesthesia and brain protective role.

[Correlation between reversing effect of cepharanthine hydrochloride on multidrug resistance and P-glycoprotein expression and function of K562/ADR cells].

In this study, cepharanthine hydrochloride (CH) was tested for its potential ability to modulate the expression and function of P-glycoprotein (P-gp) in the multidrug-resistant human chronic myelogenous leukemia cell line K562/ADR. Cytotoxicity of adriamycin (ADR) alone or in combination with CH or verapamil (VER) in K562 and K562/ADR cells was determined by MTT assay. Based on flow cytometric technology, the effect of CH or VER on the uptake and efflux of rhodamine123 (Rho123) and the accumulation of ADR in these cells was detected by measuring Rho123 or ADR-associated mean fluorescence intensity (MFI).

In vitro activity of cepharanthine hydrochloride against clinical wild-type and lamivudine-resistant hepatitis B virus isolates.

Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection causes major public health problems worldwide. The clinical limitation of current antiviral drugs for HBV, such as lamivudine, is the emergence of drug-resistant viral strains during prolonged antiviral therapy. Cepharanthine hydrochloride (CH), a natural alkaloid-derived compound, has been reported to possess potent activity against various viruses.

[Establishment of stable subline of K562 cells expressing human leucocyte antigen a1101].

The aim of this study was to establish a stable subline of K562 cells expressing the HLA-A(*)1101 protein, which was expected to provide target cells for characterizing the HLA-I restrictive antigen specific cytotoxic T lymphocyte (CTL) effects against chronic myeloid leukemia (CML). The HLA-A(*)1101 protein encoding gene was amplified from peripheral blood mononuclear cell (PBMNC) of CML patient by RT-PCR; the 2A peptide linker (D-V-E-X-N-P-G-P) gene was linked to the 3'terminal of the HLA-A(*)1101 gene by recombinant PCR, then the recombinant was cloned into the pEGFP-N3 plasmid which contains an enhanced green fluorescent protein gene, and the eukaryotic recombinant expression vector containing HLA-A(*)1101-T2A-EGFP transcription box was constructed; the pEGFP-N3 vector and recombinant vector was separately electroporated into K562 cells. The expression of GFP was monitored by fluorescence microscopy, finally stably transfected sublines of K562 cells containing HLA-A(*)1101 gene, and of K562 containing pEGFP-N3 vector were obtained by G418 selection; the transcriptional or translational expression of HLA-A(*)1101 gene was detected with RT-PCR and flow cytometry respectively.

[Methylation and expression of RUNX3 gene promoter in papillary thyroid carcinoma].

Objective: To study the relationship between status of methylation of human runt-related transcription factor 3 (RUNX3) gene promoter in papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC).

Methods: Methylation-specific PCR and immunohistochemical SP technique were used to detect the methylation of RUNX3 gene promoter and expression of its protein in 56 cases of PTC and their matched adjacent non-carcinous epithelium (NCE).

Results: In NCE, there was no methylation of RUNX3 gene promoter, while in PTC the methylation rate was 35.

[Correlation of mRNA and protein expressions of Runx3 gene in papillary thyroid carcinoma].

Objective: To explore the mRNA and protein expressions of Runx3 gene in papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC).

Methods: Reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) and Western blot were used to detect the Runx3 mRNA and protein levels in 67 human PTC specimens and their matched adjacent non-cancerous epithelium (NCE).

Results: The relative expression value of Runx3 mRNA was 0.

[Expression of Piwil2 and its relationship with tumor invasion and metastasis in papillary thyroid carcinoma].

Objective: To study the expressions of Piwil2 protein and mRNA in papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) and the relationship between Piwil2 and the invasion and metastasis of PTC.

Methods: Immunohistochemistry and in situ hybridization were used to detect the expression of Piwil2 protein and mRNA in 60 cases of PTC with the matched adjacent non-cancerous epithelium (NCE).

Results: The positive rates of Piwil2 protein expression in PTC and NCE were 88.

[Structural feature and biological function of PPP2R5C gene].

PPP2R5C is one of the members of regulatory subunits of protein phosphatase 2A (PP2A), which plays a critical role in cell proliferation, differentiation and transformation, based on its induction of dephosphorylation of P53 at various residues. Recently, it was characterized that the alteration of expression pattern of PPP2R5C is associated with cell malignant transformation, thus PPP2R5C was thought as a marker for progressive disease in B-CLL. In this article the gene structure and biological function of PPP2R5C as well as relation of PPP2R5C with genesis and development of cancer were discussed.

[Analysis of CDR3 sequence of TCR Valpha6, Valpha10 and Vbeta23 oligoclonal T cells in one APL case].

Aim: To investigate the clonality and the pattern of CDR3 sequence of TCR Valpha and Vbeta repertoire in patients with acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL).

Methods: The CDR3 of TCR Valpha 29 and Vbeta 24 subfamily genes were amplified in mononuclear cells from peripheral blood of one case with APL using RT-PCR. The positive PCR products were further labeled with fluorescent and analyzed by genescan technique for the CDR3 size, to evaluate clonality of the detectable TCR Valpha and Vbeta T cells.

[Construction and expression of idiotype TCR Valpha1-pIRES-TCR Vbeta8 eukaryotic vectors in vitro].

Aim: To construct the eukaryotic vectors with idiotype TCR Valpha1-pIRES-TCR Vbeta8 of Jurkat cell line and investigate their expression in vitro after transferred into eukaryotic cells.

Methods: TCR Valpha and Vbeta subfamilies of Jurkat cells were analyzed by using RT-PCR and genescan technique. Then the monoclonal TCR Valpha1 and Vbeta8 genes of Jurkat cells were cloned into multiple clone site (MCS) A and MCS B of the eukaryotic vector pIRES respectively.

[Significant decrease of recent thymic output function in patients with severe benzene intoxication].

The aim of the present study was to investigate the level of T-cell receptor excision DNA circles (TREC) in peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMNC) of patients with severe benzene poison, thereby to evaluate the content of naive T cells and the recent thymic output function. Quantitative detection of TREC in DNA of PBMNCs from 16 normal individuals and 8 cases with severe benzene poison was preformed by real-time PCR using TaqMan technique. The results showed that TREC level was 6.