Objective To observe the effect of Mongolian medicine Tonglaga-5 Pill on the osteoporosis induced by retinoic acid in the rats,and to provide experminted basis for its clinical application.Methods 60 female Wistar rats were randomly divided into blank group,model group,Ossptide Tablets group,Tonglaga-5 Pill groups with low,medium and high doses (n=10).The osteoporosis models were induced by retinoic acid in the rats.The levels of serum calcium (Ca), phosphorus (P), alkaline phosphatase (ALP), transforming growth factorβ1 (TGF-β1),insulin like growth factor (IGF-1)and bone indexes were detected and the contents of Ca and P in ash were also detected,and the changes of bone histomorphometry of the rats were observed under light microscope by HE staining.Results Compared with model group,the serum calcium and P contents of the rats in Tonglaga-5 Pill groups were increased,but there were no significant differences (P>0.05);the ALP levels were decreased significantly (P<0.05);the TGF-β1 and IGF-1 had no significant changes (P>0.05);the contents of calcium and P in ash were increased in different degrees,but there were no significant differences (P>0.05).Compared with control group,the femur maximum width index and minmum width index of the rats in model group were significantly decreased (P<0.05 or P<0.01);the femur length index was increased (P<0.05).Compared with model group,the femur maximum width index and minmum width index of the rats in Tonglaga-5 Pill groups had no changes (P>0.05).Under light microscope,the rich and full bone trabecula was found in the rat femur in control group;the bone trabecula in model group was decreased,and the bone trabecula in Tonglaga-5 Pill groups was increased. Compared with model group, the trabecular bone areas in Tonglage-5 pill groups and Ossotide group were increased (P<0.05).Conclusion Tonglaga-5 Pill displays a certain preventive effect on the rats with retinoic acid-induced osteoporosis,which can blocks the bone mineral loss,bone tissue structure changes and bone quality decreasing effectively.

Objective To localize endogenous alkaline phesphatase in human neutrophils with ELF(enzyme-labeled fluorescence)-97 phosphate,which yields an intensely fluorescent yellow-green precipitate at the site of enzymatic activity. Methods Neutrophils were isolated from human blood and fixed,then histochemistry with the ELF-97 phosphate was performed with the ELF-97 endogenous phosphatase detection kit.All photography was performed with a Nikon labophot fluorescence/DIC microscope. Results Fluorescent yellow-green granules,well-distributed but size-varied,were observed in neutrophils under fluorescence microscope.There were 94.102?3.133 percent rate of positive neutrophil alkaline phosphatase among 51 cases of healthy volunteers.Conclusion ELF-97 endogenous phosphatase detection kit can provide sensitive,high-resolution localization of endogenous phosphatase activity in neutrophils.

Objective To figure the clinical characteristics and genetic bases of Dentinogenesis imperfecta type Ⅱ in a large Mongolian family.Methods Systematic analysis for this family was carried out using clinical detection. Results Affected individuals of Dentinogenesis imperfecta type Ⅱ were consecutively found in a five-generation family. The morbidity of the offsprings is nearly 1/2 and no sexual difference is found. The analysis of clinical features as well as dental x-ray check showed specific finding that were not found in other families. Conclusion Dentinogenesis imperfecta type Ⅱ in this Mongolian family pertains to autosomal dominant disorder with high genetic heterogeneity in clinical phenotype. Further study is warranted to identify the association of this heterogeneity with lifestyle or genetic information.

Objective:To detect the expressions of p16INK4a protein in the cervical lesion tissues of the Mongolian patients, and to explore the relationship between its expression and the occurrence and development of cervical cancer in the Mongolian patients.Methods:A total of 100 cases of paraffin sections of cervical cancer, cervical intraepithelial neoplasia(CIN),chronic cervicitis and uterine leiomyoma were divided into 25 cases of cervical cancer, 35 cases of CIN, 20 cases of chronic cervicitis, and 20 cases of uterine leiomyoma groups. The expressions of p16INK4a protein in different cervical tissues were detected by immunohistochemical SP method.Results:The positive rates of p16INK4a protern in cervical cancer, CIN, chronic cervicitis and uterine leiomyoma tissnes were 100.0%, 74.3%, 25.0%,and 10.0%, respectively.The results of K-W H rank sum test for multiple sample comparisons showed that the positive expression rate of p16INK4a protein in cervical cancer tissue was significantly higher than those in CIN, chronic cervicitis and uterine leiomyoma tissues(P<0.05).Conclusion:p16INK4a protein can be used as a indicator to screen the Mongolian patients with early cervical cancer.

Through PCR amplification, 1.3 kb of 5'-proximal promoter (TA, 1.3 kb) of the beta-actin gene of white cloud mountain minnow Tanichthys albonubes was obtained. Using Genome Walker, a 1.7 kb 5'-upstream sequence from the proximal promoter of the beta-actin gene was isolated, and a further promoter (3.0 kb in size) was amplified according to the isolated 5'-proximal and upstream sequences (TLA, 3.0 kb). Both the 1.3 kb and 3.0 kb promoters contain elements that were critical to the transcription activity of other species, including the CCAAT Box (-89 approximately -85), CArG Box (-59 approximately -49), TATA Box (-26 approximately -20). Results of putative transcription binding sites analysis of the promoters by software TRANSFAC 6.0 revealed the presence of E-box, several transcript binding sites NF-Y, SP1 (Stimulating Protein 1), AP1 (Activator Protein 1), and some more transcription binding sites existing in the further promoter. The two promoter sequences were inserted into the expression vector to construct the recombinant expression vector, pTA-DsRed and pTLA-DsRed, respectively. The vectors were microinjected into the fertilized eggs of Tanichthys albonubes and higher positive rate was obtained and stronger red fluorescence was observed in pTLA-DsRed transgenic fish. RT-PCR analysis showed that RFP (Red fluorescent protein) mRNA level in pTLA-DsRed transgenic fish was 35.7% higher than that of the pTA-DsRed transgenic fish of 15-days-post-hatched. The present study showed that both the proximal and further promoter sequences have effective transcription activities and the 3.0 kb promoter possesses higher potent activity than that of the 1.3 kb promoter.
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