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Understanding the framework of regional urban economic organization and its spatial effect requires a consideration of the networks. Urban network research has increasingly focused on urban spatial interaction and economic spillover effect based on the network externality theory in the context of transition from network research on structural description to performance evaluation. This study focused on Guangdong Province as the research area, built intercity passenger and freight flow networks based on the traffic, people, and express flow, studied the spatial structure of the network using social network analysis and other quantitative methods, and used a spatial Durbin model to estimate the economic spillover effect of the network. The conclusions from the results obtained can be summarized as follows. (1) In the network of traffic and people flow, Guangzhou and Foshan occupy the central positions. The core node of the express flow network spans Guangzhou, Dongguan, and Shenzhen. The spatial distribution of core linkages in the people flow network could be summarized as "the double-channel mode" of Guangzhou-Foshan and Shenzhen-Dongguan, while the corridor distribution of Foshan-Guangzhou-Dongguan-Shenzhen is the dominant flow organization pattern in the traffic flow network. In the express flow network, the dominant flow is dispersed eastward along the coast. (2) Guangzhou serves as the primary controlling entity of the network. Urban nodes clearly differ functionally in the express flow network; however, there is little functional difference in the traffic and people flow networks. (3) According to the spatial regression coefficients based on the SDM of the traffic, people, and the express flow networks, which are -0.974, -1.255, and -8.173, respectively, the economic externality of intercity passenger and freight flow networks reveal a substantial negative spillover. The current growth trend of Guangdong Province is not coordinated or complementary. (4) Coordinated expansion of the regional economy has been facilitated by improved functional connections between urban nodes. In addition, The movement of intercity factors could lower consumer market transaction costs and entrance barriers while allowing regional cities to enjoy the development advantages of borrowed size. However, the improvement of the conditions supporting the business infrastructure has expedited resource siphoning and intensified the province space's agglomeration shadow. This study created urban networks based on the movements of the passenger and freight flows, thereby enriching the empirical investigation of the externality theory in South China. This study also provides some guidance for advancing the regional economic integration and high-quality development.

AIM: From the perspective of regulating mitochondrial complex I activity by DJ-1 protein, this study aims to explore the mechanism of DJ-1-mediated resveratrol (RES) preconditioning in protecting against oxidative stress injury induced by myocardial ischemia-reperfusion (I/R) in rats. METHODS: After intramyocardial injection of lentivirus carrying DJ-1 shRNA (sh-DJ-l) or negative control (NC) shRNA, the myocardial I/R model was constructed by ligating the left anterior descending branch of the rat coronary artery. Sprague-Dawley (SD) rats were randomly divided into 6 groups: sham group, I/R group, RES+I/R group, NC+RES+I/R group, sh-DJ-1+RES+I/R group, and IACS-010759 (mitochondrial complex I inhibitor)+RES+I/R group, with 10 rats in each group. The rats in RES treatment groups were given RES (20 mg/kg) via gavage for 7 d prior to the myocardial I/R modeling, once daily. Moreover, the rats in sham and I/R groups received an equivalent volume of normal saline via gavage. Myocardial infarction area and cardiac function were assessed by TTC staining and echocardiography, respectively. The MitoSOX fluorescent probe was used to detect levels of mitochondrial reactive oxygen species (ROS) in the myocardium. The levels of malondialdehyde (MDA), superoxide dis-mutase (SOD) and lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) in the serum were detected using kits. Western blot and co-immunoprecipitation assays were used to observe the interaction between DJ-1 and the two subunits, ND-1 and NDUFA4, of the mitochondrial complex I. RESULTS: Compared with I/R group, RES pretreatment significantly reduced the myocardial infarction area, mitochondrial ROS levels, serum LDH activity, and serum MDA content (P<0. 01). It also elevated left ventricular ejection fraction, left ventricular fractional shortening and serum SOD activity (P<0. 01). Pretreatment with RES increased the expression and mitochondrial translocation of DJ-1 (P<0. 01), promoted the interaction between DJ-1 and ND-1/NDUFA4, which in turn protected the activity of mitochondrial complex I (P<0. 01). However, when the expression of DJ-1 was suppressed, the protective effects of RES against myocardial I/R injury were significantly inhibited compared with RES+I/R group (P<0. 05 or P<0. 01). CONCLUSION: Pretreatment with RES increases the expression and mitochondrial translocation of DJ-1, and facilitates the interaction of DJ-1 with ND1 and NDUFA4 subunits of mito-chondrial complex I, thus preserving the activity of mitochondrial complex I and attenuating myocardial I/R-induced oxidative stress damage. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

We report a case of 46-year-old xanthoderm woman who was diagnosed as malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumors of right maxillary sinus, and have a literature review. Histology confirmed a diagnosis of malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor. The woman had the right total maxillectomy and postoperative adjuvant radiotherapy. There is no local recurrence or metastasis of one year following up. Literature review revealed MPNST in the nasal cavity and para-nasal sinuses were not common with poor prognosis. The main cause of death is local recurrence and metastasis. Surgical resection showed more advantage than adjuvant radiotherapy and chemotherapy.

Objective: To investigate the difference of the transcripts between reticulocyte and non-reticulocyte cells in human blood., Methods: Genomic DNA, reticulocyte RNA and total RNA of K-, K+ and Kell-null(K0) were extracted, then PCR, reverse transcription-PCR(RT-PCR) and nested PCR followed by sequencing or cloning-sequencing were used to analyze the KEL gene mRNA exons 1-19 and exons 2-8. Four kinds of monoclonal antibodies were labeled to detect the expression of Kell glycoprotein on red cells or leukocytes with flow cytometry., Results: In reticulocyte, only one normal KEL transcript faithful to the genomic structure was found in all tested samples except K0 which had 4 different transcripts. Sequence analysis of exons 2-8 of total RNA confirmed the alternative KEL transcripts existed in different samples, mostly caused by abnormal splicing, among them, skipping of exon 3 and a 16 bp insertion of intron 6 at the beginning of exon 7 were the most frequent. Although only one band was observed after amplifying the exons 1-19 from total RNA, the sequencing result showed it was a mixture of different sequences. There was strong expression of Kell glycoprotein on red cells except K0, but no or low expression on leucocytes by flow cytometry., Conclusion: Alternative transcripts of KEL gene exist in different cells, which would be responsible for different Kell glycoprotein expression patterns on different cells. This study suggested that reticulocyte RNA was more suitable than total RNA for molecular study of KEL gene transcription.