Objective To study the anti-tumor effect of tenacissoside H on Lewis lung cancer mice, and explore its impacts on immune function of tumor-bearing mice. Methods Mice was injected Lewis lung cancer cells subcutaneously to the right axilla. Thirty successful tumor-bearing mice were randomly divided into model group, the cyclophosphamide (CTX) group and tenacissoside H group, 10 mice in each group. Three days after inoculation, mice were intraperitoneally injected by normal saline, CTX and tenacissoside H respectively every two days, 0.2 mL in each mouse. On the 21st day, the eyeballs were extracted and blood was drawn, tumor tissue, spleen and thymus were taken and weighted to calculate tumor inhibition rate, spleen index and thymus index, and the contents of IL-2 and IL-10 were detected by ELISA. Results The tumor weights of CTX group and tenacissoside H group were lower than that of the model group with significant difference (P<0.05), and the tumor inhibition rates were 54.12%, 25.68%. The thymus index and spleen index of tenacissoside H group increased, but that of CTX group decreased significantly. Compared with the model group, the IL-2 level of tenacissoside H group was significantly increased, while the IL-10 level decreased. Conclusion Tenacissoside H can inhibit growth and metastasis of Lewis lung cancer, regulate the expression of IL-2 and IL-10, and improve the immune function of tumor-bearing mice.

Objective To study the Dai medicine Yapa Tang inhibition on mice Lewis lung carcinoma growth and metastasis,and to explore the impact of the drug on mice immune function. Methods Subcutaneous injection LLC(Lewis lung carcinoma cells)in C57BL/6 mice’s right armpit was to establish rat models. 60 successful tumor-bearing mice were selected and thenafter inoculating LLC were randomly divided into 6 groups, namely the control group,Yapa Tang low-dose group,Yapa Tang mid-dose group, Yapa Tang high-dose group,cyclophosphamide group and Yapa Tang mid-dose combining cyclophosphamide group.Then,after inoculated 3 days,each group was administrated with medicines.The first four groups wereintragastricly administrated with 0.9% saline, low-dose, mid-dose and high-dose Yapa Tang with0.4ml respectively;the cyclophosphamide group was administrated with cyclophosphamide,and Yapa Tang mid-dose combining cyclophosphamide group was administrated with middle dose Yapa Tang and cyclophosphamide. After 21days, blood was taken from eyeballs. Tumor tissue, spleen, thymus were gotten and weighted to calculate inhibitory rate,spleen and thymus index, enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (Elisa) was adopted to detect Interleukin-2(IL-2), Interleukin-10(IL-10)and their contents. Results The tumor weight of Yapa Tang high-dose group, cyclophosphamide group and Yapa Tang mid-dose combining cyclophosphamide group was 3.46±0.39, 2.39±1.04 and 2.30±0.76 respectively,all lower than the control group, which was 5.21±0.50, showing significant difference(P<0.05), with the inhibition rate were33.69%, 54.12%, 56.00%. The thymus and spleen index of Yapa Tang low-dose group, middle-dose group and high-dose group was2.16±0.69, 2.24± 0.76, 2.23 ± 0.63, 16.82 ± 3.14, 15.82 ± 1.72, 17.08 ± 3.65, significantly higher than that of the control group,which was1.94±0.6, 15.17±3.53. The IL-2, IL-10 level of control group were(883.54±181.49)ng/L, (1 106.86±343.79)ng/L. Yapa Tanggroupsshowed an increase in IL-2(1 732.29±100.52)ng/L, (1 813.33± 168.32)ng/L, (2 275.63 ± 394.76)ng/L and the decrease in level of IL-10, respectively were(834.02 ± 271.97)ng/L, (636.83±270.56)ng/L, (682.08±147.85)ng/L, with significant difference. Conclusion Yapa Tang can inhibit lewis lung cancer grow and reduce the number of lung metastases, regulate immune cytokines IL-2 and IL-10, and promote the immunity of tumor-bearing mice.

Aim To investigate the effect of Sirt1 activator SRT1720 on high glucose(HG)-induced apoptosis in mouse mesangial cells(MMCs).Methods Cultured mouse MMCs were divided into normal glucose group(NG),NG plus mannitol group(M),high glucose group(HG),HG plus SRT1720 group(HG+SRT).Apoptosis of MMCs was analyzed by DeadEndTM Fluorometric TUNEL System and flow cytometry.Reactive oxygen species(ROS)production was observed by flow cytometry.The expression levels of caspase-3,cleaved caspase-3,Bax,Bcl-2,p38 MAPK,p-p38 MAPK,p53,acetylated p53 and cytochrome C protein were observed by Western blot.The mRNA levels of Bax and Bcl-2 were detected by real-time PCR.Results Compared with normal glucose group,the production of ROS,the number of cell apoptosis,the expression of cleaved caspase-3,p-p38 MAPK and acetylated p53 and ratio of Bax/Bcl-2 were significantly increased,the expression of Sirt1 was decreased,meanwhile,the release of cytochrome C from mitochondria to cytoplasm was significantly increased in MMCs in high glucose group.Treatment with SRT1720 inhibited HG-induced increase of ROS production,cell apoptosis,expression of cleaved caspase-3,acetylated p53 and p-p38 MAPK,ratio of Bax/Bcl-2 and release of cytochrome C,and reversed HG-induced Sirt1 expression.Conclusion SRT1720 could prevent HG-induced apoptosis maybe by decreasing ROS production,preserving mitochondrial function and inhibiting p53 acetylation and activation of p38 MAPK in MMCs.

Objective To observe the influence of highflux hemodialysis(HFD)on homocysteine(Hcy) level and major cardiovascular events of maintenance hemodialysis (MHD) patients. Methods Patients eligible for inclusion were randomly divided into HFD group and low flux hemodialysis(HD)group with 30 cases in each group. Patient′s serum homocysteine (Hcy),major cardiovascular events and various clinical indicators were observed for 12 months then the data were analyzed. Results Hcy baseline levels in 2 groups(21.02 ± 11.79 mmol/L vs. 19.86 ± 6.97 mmol/L)indicated no significant difference(P = 0.162)before hemodialysis but Hcy levels had significant difference(20.29 ± 11.45 mmol/L vs. 24.57 ± 13.23 mmol/L),(P=0.045)after 12-month observation. There was lower incidence of major cardiovascular events in HFD when compared to that in HD group (10.0% vs. 33.3%) which showed significantly statistical difference (P=0.034),and there was no mortality in HFD group but 1 case of death in HD group. All-cause mortality in 2 groups showed no significant difference (P > 0.05). Conclusion Long-term HFD treatment significantly reduces Hcy levels and the incidence of major cardiovascular events of MHD patients

OBJECTIVE: To report the current situation of dialysis and transplantation in Foshan City. METHODS: A total of 18 hospitals performed dialysis filled the registration forms, which comprised situations of hospital, staff establishment, blood purification developing, blood purification equipments, hemodialysis patients, peritoneal dialysis patients, and acute renal failure patients. The registration time was form the beginning to ending of 2007, and the information was statistical analyzed.RESULTS: Totally 18 hospitals in Foshan district performed hemodialysis and 6 of them offered peritoneal dialysis simultaneously. There were 155 hemodialysis machines, 6 CRRT machines, and 15 dialyser reuse devices. Totally 1 718 patients received dialysis in 2007 year, including 93.60% hemodialysis patients and 6.40% peritoneal dialysis patients. Until the end of 2007, 1011 patients were received dialysis treatment, including 90.60% hemodialysis and 9.40% peritoneal dialysis. Glomerulonephritis (47.1%) was still the first primary disease of dialysis, then diabetic nephropathy (28%), third arteriosclerosis nephropathy (9.7%), fourth obstructive nephropathy (3.2%). Totally 743 hemodialysis patients stopped treating for reasons of death, improvement or recovery, changed to peritoneal dialysis, kidney transplantation, transfer, economics and lost follow-up, accounted for 20.3%, 20.1%, 7.2%, 4.1%, 21.5%, 20.2% and 6.6%, respectively. Cerebrovascular disease, cardiovascular disease, infection, dystrophy, synthetic factors and other were the main reasons for death, which accounted for 16.6%, 28%, 17.2%, 3.2%, 18.4% and 16.6%. A total of 16 patients stopped peritoneal dialysis for death (68.7%), improvement or recovery (18.7%), changed to hemodialysis (7.1%), or lost follow-up (6.3%). The causes of death were cerebrovascular disease (21.4%), cardiovascular disease (7.1%), infection (28.6%) and others (42.9%).CONCLUSION: There are 18 hospitals can perform dialysis treatment in Foshan district. Glomerulonephritis, diabetic nephropathy, arteriosclerosis nephropathy and obstructive nephropathy are the first four primary diseases of dialysis. Cerebrovascular disease and infection are the main causes of death.

Objective To compare the influence of hemodialysis (HD) and peritoneal dialysis (PD) on early outcome of patients underwent kidney transplantation from donation after cardiac death (DCD).Methods Patients admitted in the First People's Hospital of Foshan with DCD kidney transplant from January 1st,2011 to June 30th,2016 were analyzed retrospectively.Recipients were grouped into HD group (n=61) and PD group (n=28) according to their pre-transplant dialysis modality.Their short-term outcomes after DCD kidney transplant were compared,including recovery of renal function,short-term complications and laboratory data.Results Patients had longer dialysis duration and lower hemoglobin,serum albumin and phosphorus in PD group than those in HD group (all P ＜ 0.05),but no significant difference shown in age,gender,body mass index,primary disease,blood pressure,and hepatitis B infection (all P ＞ 0.05).HD patients with 6.00(4.00,11.00) d recovery time of renal function,18.00(17.00,21.50) d hospital time,had 24.59％ the delayed graft function (DGF),3.28％ acute rejection and 16.39％ infection during hospitalization.While for PD patients the recovery time of renal function was 4.00(3.75,7.00) d;hospital time was 19.00(15.00,21.75) d;the incidence rate of DGF was 14.29％;acute rejection was 3.57％;and infection during hospitalization reached 17.86％.Above indexes were not significantly different between HD and PD groups (all P ＞0.05).Repeated measure ments showed that,compared with those before transplant surgery,after 1 month,3 months and 6 months HD and PD groups had decreased creatinine and phosphorus,and increased hemoglobinserum albumin and calcium;Serum albumin and calcium were different between the two groups (P ＜ 0.001,P=0.040),whereas creatinine,hemoglobin and phosphorus did not show difference (all P ＜ 0.05).After transplantation the trends of creatinine,hemoglobin,calcium and phosphorus were not different between the two groups (P values were 0.295,0.310,0.501 and 0.063,respectively).Conclusions No significant difference of the recovery regarding renal function,anemia,nutrition status and mineral metabolites was found between pre-transplant HD and PD modality in patients who underwent DCD kidney transplantations.

Objective To analyze the possible association of psoriasis vulgaris with herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1). Methods Polymerase chain reaction was used to detect HSV-1 DNA in lesional skin biopsies, periphery blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs)and throat swabs from patients with psoriasis vulgaris, and ELISA was used to detect IgM and IgG antibodies against HSV-1 in sera from these patients. Results The positive detection rates of HSV 1 DNA in lesional skin biopsies, PBMCs and throat swabs were 37.5%, 18.6%and 18.8%, respectively. Anti HSV 1 IgM and IgG antibodies were positive in 37.2%and 53.5%of serum specimens, respectively. The detection rates of HSV 1 DNA in lesional skin biopsies and PBMCs, and IgM antibody in sera were significantly higher than those in normal controls. In psoriatic patients of guttate type the positive detection rates of HSV 1 DNA and IgM antibody were significantly higher than those in the plaque type. Conclusions There is strong association of psoriasis vulgaris, especially the guttate type, with HSV 1, and there may be recent infection of HSV 1 in these patients.

Objective To investigate the risk factors for cognitive impairment in patients with asymptomatic carotid stenosis (ACS).Methods Patients with ACS were enrolled.The related clinical data were collected,including age,gender,blood pressure,blood lipid,glycosylated hemoglobin,homocysteine (Hcy),white matter lesion (WML) and the degree of carotid stenosis.Montreal cognitive assessment (MoCA) was used to evaluate cognitive function.The patients were divided into either a cognitive impairment group (＞26) or non-cognitive impairment group (≥26).Multivariate logistic regression analysis was used to identify the risk factors for cognitive impairment in patients with ACS.Results A total of 123 patients with ACS were enrolled in the study,including 45 (36.6％) in the cognitive impairment group and 78 (63.4％) in the non-cognitive impairment group.There were significant differences in the degree of carotid stenosis,WML severity,years of education,age,and Hcy level between the 2 groups (all P ＞0.05).Multivariable logistic regression analysis showed that severe carotid artery stenosis (odds ratio [OR] 3.232,95％ confidence interval [CI] 1.134-9.208;P =0.028),severe WML (OR 8.930,95％ CI 2.683-31.688;P =0.015),and hyperhomocysteinemia (OR 2.671,95％ CI 1.877-3.609;P =0.037) were the independent risk factors for cognitive impairment in patients with ACS,while years of education were an independent protective factor of cognitive impairment in patients with ACS (OR 0.607,95％ CI 0.461-0.817;P =0.043).Conclusions Cognitive impairment may occur in patients with ACS.Years of education are an independent protective factor of cognitive impairment in patients with ACS,and severe carotid artery stenosis,severe WML,and hyperhomocysteinemia are its independent risk factors.

Objective:To explore the role of thioredoxin interaction protein (TXNIP)/NOD-like receptor protein 3 (NLRP3) pathway in renal interstitial fibrosis induced by renal ischemia-reperfusion injury (IRI) in mice.Methods:Adult male C57BL/6J mice aged 6 to 8 weeks and TXNIP knockout mice with the same genetic background were selected. The wild type mice were divided into the sham operation (Sham) group and renal IRI group. The TXNIP knockout mice were divided into the sham+TXNIP KO group and IRI+TXNIP KO group, with 12 mice in each group. The model of renal ischemia-reperfusion injury was established by clamping bilateral renal pedicles for 45 min and then restoring perfusion. The sham operation model was only dissociated bilateral renal arteries without other treatment. Blood creatinine, urea nitrogen, kidney injury molecule-1 (Kim-1) and neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin (NGAL), blood transforming growth factor-β (TGF-β) and interleukin 6 (IL-6) were measured on the 1st, 7th and 28th days after reperfusion. The renal cortex was taken on the 1st and 28th days for Masson staining, in which the renal tubule-interstitial injury score was obtained. TGF-β and IL-6 mRNA expression were detected by qPCR, TXNIP, NLRP3, Pro-IL-1β, IL-1β and α-SMA protein expression were detected by Western blot, and MDA and SOD levels were detected by ELISA. Homogeneity test of variance was performed before the statistics of normal distribution measurement data, one-way ANOVA was used for the comparison between multiple groups, and LSD- t test was used for the comparison between the two groups. Results:On the 1st, 7th and 28th days after IRI, compared with the sham group, the Scr, BUN, Kim-1, NGAL, TGF-β and IL-6 were increased continuously in the IRI group ( P<0.05). On the 28th day after IRI, large areas of collagen fibers and inflammatory cell infiltration were observed in the renal interstitium of the IRI group. In the IRI group, the scores of renal tubular injury and renal interstitial fibrosis on the 28th day were significantly higher than those on the 1st day (all P<0.05). On the 1st, 7th and 28th days after IRI, compared with the IRI group, the levels of Scr, BUN, Kim-1, NGAL, TGF-β and IL-6 were significantly decreased in the IRI+TXNIP KO group (all P<0.05). On the 1st and 28th days after IRI, compared to the IRI group, the areas of collagen fibers and inflammatory cell infiltration in the renal interstitium of the IRI+TXNIP KO group were decreased. The renal tubule injury score [Day 1, (192.2 ± 62.4) vs. (103.2 ± 49.1); Day 28, (154.3 ± 93.6) vs. (64.3 ± 24.8), both P<0.05] and interstitial fibrosis score [Day 1, (7.3 ± 3.2) vs. (4.8 ± 1.7); Day 28, (12.8 ± 3.9) vs. (2.3 ± 0.8), both P<0.05] were all decreased. The expression of TGF-β, IL-6 mRNA, TXNIP, NLRP3, Pro-IL-1 β, IL-1 β and α-SMA protein in renal cortex were significantly decreased (both P<0.05). In renal cortex, MDA level was decreased and SOD level was increased (all P<0.05). Conclusions:TXNIP/NLRP3 pathway is involved in the development of renal interstitial inflammation and fibrosis after renal ischemia and reperfusion. Knockout or inhibition of TXNIP can inhibit the progression of acute renal injury to chronic renal disease.

Objective To study the effcts of total parathyroidectomy with autotransplantation (tPTX+AT) on fibroblast growth factor-23 (FGF-23) in maintenance hemodialysis (MHD) patients with severe secondary hyperparathyroidism (SPTH). Methods Maintenance hemodialysis patients with severe SPTH treated in our hospital from 2014 to 2016 were enrolled and divided into two groups:tPTX+AT group and non-surgical group. Two groups' biochemical indexes and FGF-23 level before and after 6 months treatment were compared. Results A total of 48 patients were included in the study, including 22 in the tPTX+AT group and 26 in the non-surgical group. Age, duration of dialysis, primary disease, rate of hypertension, parathyroid hormone (iPTH), FGF - 23, cholesterol (TCH), triglyceride (TG), albumin (ALB), and hemoglobin (HGB) level showed no significant difference between the two groups (P>0.05); but serum calcium and alkaline phosphatase (ALP) of that tPTX+AT group were significantly higher than those of the non-surgical group (P<0.01). After 6 months the blood iPTH, calcium, phosphorus and the calcium-phosphorus product level of tPTX+AT group were significantly lower than those of non-surgical group (P<0.05). Blood lipids, propagated, HGB, and ALP level had no statistical differences in the two groups (P>0.05); serum FGF-23 progressive declined after 1 week, 1 month, 3 month and 6 month in tPTX+AT patients, and after 6 months, the level of FGF-23 was significantly lower than that of non-surgical patients[1462.9(903.7, 5826.9) ng/L vs 12627.9(5488.9, 16844.4) ng/L, P<0.01]. Conclusion tPTX+AT can significantly alleviate calcium and phosphorus metabolism disorders and in 6 months gradually reduce FGF-23 level in patients receiving MHD.