Objective To manufacture rapamycin (RPM)-a new type immunosuppressant made in our country and investigate its immunosuppressive mechanism.Methods The effect of RPM on mouse splenocyte (Tc) proliferation induced by ConA,splenocyte (Bc) proliferation induced by LPS,DTH induced by DNCB and rat GVHR were studied.Results RPM obviously restrained the proliferation of Tc with IC50=1 nmol/L,significantly lower than IC50(10 nmol/L) of CsA (P＜0.05).RPM evidently repressed the proliferation of Bc with IC50=1 nmol/L significantly lower than IC50＞10 nmol/L of CsA(P＜0.05).RPM inhibited murine DTH to DNCB with ED50:1.8 mg/kg,significantly lower than ED50＞30mg/kg of CsA(P＜0.05).RPM controlled rat's GVHR with ED50=3 mg/kg,significantly lower than ED50≥30 mg/kg of CsA(P＜0.05).Conclusions RPM can inhibit lymphocytic proliferation and DTH,GVHR more markedly than CsA and they have combined efforts.

Objective To develop an advanced three-cuff-technique orthotopic liver transplantation model in rats. Methods The recipient's liver was not resected when the donor's liver was set in position, but was gradually resected during the process of vascular anastomoses. Results This method greatly shortened the anhepatic phase (11.8 min for the mean time), simplified the manipulation. The operative successful rate was 92 % . Conclusion This model could be used as an effective measure for the study of liver transplantation in rats.

4 female Wistar rats,weighing 287.5?21.7 gms,about 7～7.5 months old,were used.Using ~3H-TdR and ~(14)C-TdR as labels, double labelling method was employed. The dose of ~3H-TdR used was 1 ?Ci/gm body weight and that of ~(14)C-TdR used was 0.125 ?Ci/gm body weight. Bone marrow smears of both femurs were made and autoradiographs were coated with No. 4 liquid nuclear emulsion.The following results were obtained:In erythropoietic series: Nc/N_H=5.0?1.0, LI=62.3?17.9％, MI=3.4?1.9％. According to the above figures, by calculation, we obtained the cell cycle time and the duration of 4 phases as follows: TG_1≤4.3 hrs,Ts=5.0 hrs, TG_2≥1.0 hr, Tm=0.4 hr and Tc=10.7 hrs.In neutrophilic granulopoietic series: Nc/N_H=3.9?0.9, LI=45.3?5.3％, MI=3.3?1.4％. According to the above figures, the following parameters of the cycle. were obtained as follows: TG_1≤5.6 hrs, Ts=3.9 hrs, TG_2≥1.0 hr, Tm=0.4 hr and Tc=10.9 hrs.There was no obvious difference of Tc between the erythropoietic series, and theneutrophilic granulopoietic series in rats, but significant difference of Tc between them in mice.

By using double labelling methods with ~3H-TdR and ~(14)C-TdR, autoradiographs were prepared in young (40 days old) and in old (16 months old) male LACA mice and in adult (7～7.5 months old) female Wistar rats to observe the cell cycle time and relevant parameters of dorsal skin and both testes.The following results were obtained:1. In young and old mice, duration of cell cycle (Tc) and relevant parameters of epidermis were as follows respectively: labeling index (LI)=1.0 and 1.5％; mitotic index (MI)=0.4 and 0.4%; duration of DNA synthesis (Ts)=3.5 and 4.2 hours; Tc=20.3 and 17.5 days.In adult female rats, they were 3.0%, 0.3%, 4.7 hours and 8.3 days respectively. Tc of rat epidermis was obviously shorter than that of mouse epidermis (P0.50).

Objective:To investigate the effect and the mechanism of cordycepin on inhibiting delayed type hypersensitivity.Methods:The mouse model of delayed type hypersensitivity was established by sensitizing the skin of Kunming mice with 2,4-dinitrochlorobenzen(2,4-DNCB). There are two experimental groups respectively treated with different dosages of cordycepin:12 mg/kg and 16 mg/kg and one negative control group treated with normal saline. All the mice were intraperitoneally injected at 24 h interval(the last interval was 4 hours). We calculated the differences of the thickness and the weight between the left and right earlaps of every mouse and the edema rate, then used statistical methods to compare the edema rate and the spleen index among all the groups. After HE staining, the pathological changes of inflammatory earlap and spleen were observed and compared among these three groups.Results:Cordycepin alleviated the erythema, edema and the infiltration of peripheral mononuclear cells in the earlaps, so lowering the differences of the thickness and weight between left and right earlaps in the experimental groups. But it showed no significant effects on the spleen index and the spleen pathological changes. Compared with that in the negative control group, the anti-inflammatory effects of cordycepin in two experimental groups showed significant differences(P

Humans ; Liver Cirrhosis, Biliary ; drug therapy ; Ursodeoxycholic Acid ; therapeutic use

Objective To investigate the clinical characteristics and outcome of T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (T-ALL) with SIL-TAL1 rearrangement.Methods 62 newly diagnosed T-ALL patients including 15 patients with SIL-TAL1 rearrangement were systemically reviewed.Results Compared with SIL-TAL1-T-ALL patients,SIL-TAL1 + T-ALL patients was characterized by higher white blood cell count (P =0.029) at diagnosis,predominant cortical T-ALL immunophenotype (P =0.028) of the leukemic blasts,a higher prevalence of acute tumor lysis syndrome (P ＜ 0.001) and disseminated intravascular coagulation (P ＜ 0.001),which led to a higher early mortality (26.7 ％ (4/15) vs 4.3 ％ (2/47),P =0.011).Compared with SIL-TAL1-patients,SIL-TAL1+ patients had shorter relapse free survival (2 months vs 12 months,P =0.007) and overall survival (4 months vs 25 months,P =0.002).Conclusion SIL-TAL1 rearrangement identifies a distinct subtype with inferior outcome which could allow for individual therapeutic stratification for T-ALL patients.

Objective To investigate the effect of down-regulated Blimp1 gene expression on differenetiation of bone marrow cells into dendritic cells (DCs).Methods Blimp1-shRNA was constructed and then loaded into lentivirus vector as lenti-blimp1-shRNA.Bone marrow cells from Balb/c mice were induced differentiation to DCs in an 8-day cell culture system with GM-CSF/IL-4 incubation and LPS stimulation at day 7.The cells were divided into groups as empty control (no treatment),lenti-control (transfected by lentivirus empty vector at day 1),and lenti-Blimp (transfected by lenti-blimp1-shRNA at day 1).The transfection efficiency was evaluated by GFP fluorescence for one week.The morphology and growth curve were analyzed.Real-time PT-PCR and Western blotting were used to evaluate mRNA and protein expression of Blimp1.At day 8,CD11 c and CD86/MHC-Ⅱ were quatitified using flow cytometry.Results GFP fluorescence emerged 3 days after transfection and was continuously expressed.Classic DC morphology was shown in no treatment cells,while damaged morphology presented in the cells with lentivirus transfection.The empty control cells proliferated from day 3,peaked as (2.45 ± 0.26) 106/well at day 4,and kept at (2.27 ± 0.19) 106/ well at day 8,The cells receiving lentivirus presented (1.69 ± 0.39) 106/well.The expression of Blimp1 mRNA and protein in the lenti-Blimp1 group was 76％/1％ and 1.0％/74.0％ of the empty control group.At day 8,CD11c,CD86 and MHC-Ⅱ expression in the empty control group was (69.2 ±5.0)％,(51.1± 4.9) ％ and (56.3 ± 7.3) ％,while (68.6±5.9)％,(49.5±4.3)％ and (69.4±4.5)％ in the lenti-control group,and (72.8 ± 5.5)％,(50.2 ± 6.0)％ and (46.5 ± 5.7)％ in the lenti Blimp1 group.Conclusion Lentivirus-mediated Blimp1-shRNA gene therapy modulates blimp1 expression of DC precursors.Down-regulation of Blimp1 fails to interrupt the differentiation of DCs but inhibits the maturation.

Fatigue ; etiology ; Humans ; Liver Cirrhosis, Biliary ; complications ; Pruritus ; etiology

Objective To investigate the related risk factors for dyed cornea of orthokeratology, and to analyze the related risk factors, and to determine the independent risk factors, Provide evidence for intervention measures. Methods The clinical date were investigated for 990 patients with fitting orthokeratology lens between may.2014 and may.2016 in our hospital,through access to medical records, follow-up visit,questionnaire investigation to find out the cause of orthokeratology adverse reactions, the related risk factors were analyzed by univariate and multivariate Logistic regression analysis, using SPSS17.0 statistical processing. Results The incidence rate of dyed cornea of orthokeratology lens fitting in was 14.55%(144 in 990 patients); the single factor analysis found gender, age, region, refraction, lens position, family members, no significant difference . Eye disease combined (χ2= 28.73, P＜0.01), Schirmer I test (χ2=17.68, P＜0.01), lens activity (χ2=67.1, P＜0.01), Lens deposit(χ2=64.29, P＜0.01), lens wearing time (χ2=43.25, P＜0.01), health habits (χ2=38.01, P＜0.01) and water resources (χ2=3.81, P＜0.05), the difference was statistically significant; Logistic Logistic regression analysis found that Schirmer I test ( OR=4.126, P=0.003), lens activity ( OR=1.733, P=0.104), Lens deposit( OR=3.723, P=0.038), lens wearing time ( OR=5.034, P=0.002), health habits ( OR=6.544, P=0.002) and water resources ( OR=7.501, P=0.002) were independent risk factors for adverse reactions of orthokeratology. Conclusions Intervention measures that improve the fitting technology, complete removal of lens depositthe, Control wearing time, improve the health behaviors of the patients with the habit, use saline and professional cleaning are of great significance to reduce the incidence of adverse reactions of orthokeratology.