Objective and Methods As a local species, Chinese rare minnow (Gobiocypris rarus) has been one of the standardized test fish for chemical toxicity tests in China .By optimal screening , the acute toxicity of potassium bichromate and 3,4-dichloroaniline (3,4-DCA) was determined to evaluate repeatability and accuracy for Gobiocypris rarus in one laboratory and between different laboratories .Result Based on a proper data analysis , for the two chemicals per-formed with the same fish, all 96 h LC50 values were within mean ( x-) and upper and lower control limits ( ±2s) in both inner test ( in one laboratory ) and outer test ( between different laboratories ) .Conclusions From these results , a valid database could also be established to evaluate one single test .In addition, Gobiocypris rarus will not only be a potential test species for ecotoxicity tests , but also recommended as a standard laboratory animal .

Objective To study the mechanism of apoptosis inducing and anti-invasive effects of curcumin on human lung adenocarcinoma cell (A549). Methods MTT colorimetry method, fluorescence mieroscopy, and FCM combining with PI and AnnexinV-FITC double pigmentation method were used to study the growth and apoptosis of A549 cells after being treated with curcumin, and Western blotting was used to identify apoptosis-inducing and anti-invasive effects. Results Under the effect of the curcumin, the nucleoli of A549 cells were found to be fragmented into different sized apoptosis bodies under fluorescence microscopy, and cell proliferation was obviously suppressed under the effect of curcumin in different concentrations, with the IC 50 value of 18?mol/L. When the curcumin concentration was increased from 5?mol/L to 40?mol/L, Annexin-FITC single positive cells (early apoptosis cell) were increased from 3.4% to 65.9%, and the proliferation of cells was blocked at G 2 phase. When curcumin concentration was increased from 10?mol/L to 20?mol/L curcumin effects 30 minutes, the expression of PARP in A549 cells was increased after 30 minutes. Curcumin could also down-regulate MMP-2 and up-regulate TIMP-2 expression. Conclusions Curcumin can interfere with cell growth cycle of A549 cells and suppress cell growth, which is concentration dependent. The anti- invasive effects of curcumin is probably the result of down-regulation of MMP-2 and up-regulation of TIMP-2 expression.

AIM: To explore the underlying mechanism of aspirin-related high on-aspirin platelet reactivity (HAPR) in diabetic state from the perspective of endogenous metabolic changes in metabolomics. METHODS:Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) mice model was established by the combination treatment of high-fat diet and streptozotocin injections. Mice were randomly divided into Normal group, T2DM group, Normal+aspirin group and T2DM+aspirin group. GC/TOF-MS was used to determine the plasmatic endogenous metabolites of mice. The data were analyzed applying multivariate statistical method. RESULTS:The expression of platelet CD62P and ratio of TXB2/6-keto-PGF1α in the plasma of female T2DM mice showed no significant difference compared with that of the model group. The degree of divergence between normal and normal+aspirin groups was significantly greater than that between T2DM and T2DM+aspirin groups. Biochemical metabolic pathway analysis revealed that HAPR in diabetic mice was linked to glycolysis, gluconeogenesis, pyruvate metabolism, citric acid cycle, ascorbic acid metabolism, and arachidonic acid metabolic pathways. CONCLUSION:The different metabolites obtained in metabolome assay suggests that the HAPR in diabetic state involved several different metabolic pathways, which can better elucidate the biological mechanism of diabetes-associated HAPR.

Objective To evaluate the efficacy and safety of holmium laser lithotripsy for the treatment of urinary calculi.Methods A total of 1216 cases of urinary calculi underwent ureteropyeloscopic and cyctocopic holmium laser lithotripsy.There were 1 006 cases of ureteral stones(302 cases of upper ureteral stones,364 cases of middle ureteral stones,and 340 cases of lower ureteral stones) and 210 cases of bladder stones.Results In 1 case of upper ureteral stones,failure to access the ureteral orifice due to enlarged prostate was encountered,and extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy(ESWL) was employed.In 1006 cases of ureteral stones,the rate of successful fragmentation on single session was 95.5%(961/1 006),with 89.4%(270/302),96.4%(351/364),and 100%(340/340) for upper,middle,and lower ureteral stones,respectively.Ureteral perforation was encountered during lithotripsy in 6 cases.In 210 cases of bladder stones,the rate of successful fragmentation on one session was 100%(210/210).No bleeding or bladder perforation was observed during lithotripsy.Follow-up checkups for 0.5~40 months(mean,18.6 months) in 881 cases of ureteral stones showed that the stone-free rates were 91.1%(224/246),98.5%(318/323),and 100%(312/312) for upper,middle,and lower ureteral stones,respectively.The overall stone-free rate for all levels of ureteral stones achieved 96.9%((854/881)).Ureteral stenosis was found in 6 cases.Follow-up checkups for 0.5~31 months(mean,12.4 months) in 187 cases of bladder stones revealed a stone-free rate of 98.4%(184/187). Conclusions Holmium laser lithotripsy is a highly effective,minimally invasive,and safe therapy for urinary calculi.It is indicated as the first choice of treatment for patients with ureteral stones and bladder stones.

In the design of oral cone beam CT, cooperation between synergic control of X-ray source, real-time acquisition of flat detector and motion of mechanical structure affects the CT image quality. Based on the full analysis of the flat detector's timing signal characteristics, this research was carried out with microprocessor controller (MCU), complex programmable logic device (CPLD), and light couplings to design and realize synchronous exposure control system. To evaluate whether the design of the synchronous exposure control system in this project could reach the required imaging accuracy, we employed the projected images in the system to analyze its stability, linear consistency, signal to noise ratio and precede the FDK construction.
Cone-Beam Computed Tomography ; Phantoms, Imaging ; Radiography, Dental

52 cases of the patients with L4-S1 intervertebral disc protrusion were first treated by traditional Tuina manual techniques, including the rolling method, pressing method,oblique-plucking method and shaking method, and then treated by electric acupuncture on Shenshu (BL 23), Yaoyangguan (GV 3), Dachangshu (BL 25), Xiaochangshu (BL 27),Mingmen (GV 4) and Shangliao (BL 31). After 7-28 sessions of the treatments, the results showed cure in 40 cases, remarkable effect in 8 cases, effect in 3 cases, failure in 1 case, and the total effective rate in 98.1%.

Objective To observe the effect of ulinastatin on tumor necrosis factor(TNF-α)and interleukin-6(IL-6)in radiation-induced lung injury.Methods Severity-two female SD rats were randomly divided into 3 groups as control group,irradiation group and treatment group(administered with Ulinastatin).Rats in irradiation group and treatment group were irradiated with linear accelerator at a single dose of 25 Gy.After irradiation rats in treatment group were injected daily with ulinastatin at a dose of 100000 U-kg-1·d-1 for 7 days through caudal vein while rats in control group and irradiation group were injected with the same volume of saline.Rats were killed at 2 h,4,8 and 24 weeks.Samples of lung tissues were observed by using HE staining.Expression of TNF-α in lung was determined by Western blot and expression of IL-6 in serum was determined by ELISA.Data were analyzed by SPSS software.Results Expressions of TNF-α in lung and IL-6 in serum increased significantly after irradiated in irradiation group compared with control group,and it reached the peak at 4 weeks(q=5.63、6.21,P＜0.01).Though expressions of TNF-α and IL-6 in ffeatment group also increased compared with control group,the difference between irradiation group and treatment group was statistic significantly(q=4.97、7.42,P＜0.01).Conclusions TNF-α and IL-6 play an important role in radiation-induced lung injury.Ulinastatin could suppress the inflammatory response and radiation-induced lung injury effectively by decreasing the levels of TNF-α and IL-6.

Objective To evaluate the incidence of liver dysfunction and the relevant treatment in patients with prostate cancer with combined androgen blockade. Methods Twenty three patients (mean age,73 years;range,63-80 years) with histologically confirmed prostate cancer showed liver dysfunction during the course of combined blockade with bilateral orchiectomy and flutamide at a dose of 250 mg,3 times per day.After 6.2 months of therapy, ALT level was increased from pre treatment of (37?7.2)U/L to (63.5?7.53)U/L in 17 patients without jaundice and (87.2?7.34)U/L in 6 patients with jaundice.In the 17 patients without jaundice,herbal medicines were used together with vitamin C and vitamin B complex for 1-2 months (first line therapy).In the 6 severely disordered patients,flutamide was stopped, while glucurolactone at a dose of 1.2 g and (or) TAD of 0.6-1.2 g were administered intravenously per day for 4 weeks (second line therapy).Liver function was monitored every week. Results The 17 patients with mild liver dysfunction recovered after application of first line therapy for 1-2 months.The other 6 patients with relatively severe dysfunction had recovery or improvement with additional second line therapy.Of these patients,4 died of hepatic metastases after 2.1 years. Conclusions It is necessary to monitor liver function during the course of combined androgen blockade and to adopt liver protecting therapy for patients with prostate cancer who previously had hepatitis.

Objective To investigate the effect of a newly developed photosensitizer—chlorophyll derivative combined with irradiation of 650 nm laser for PC3, an androgen independent cell line in vitro. Methods PC3 was cultured and designed to 4 groups,including blank control,laser irradiation,medication of photosensitizer and medication of photosensitizer with laser irradiation (treated).The medicated concentration of chlorophyll was 0.1 g/L and irradation fluence of 650 nm semiconductor laser was 6 J/cm2.Intracellular distribution of photosensitizer and cellular morphological alterations were studied through light microscopy, electron microscopy and laser confocal microscopy. Results It showed the shrinkage, round-up and membrane integrity of treated PC3 under light microscopy.Sable deposits were observed in cytoplasm of cells in both photosensitizer and treated groups.Transmission electron microscopy showed the fragmentation of DNA and condensation of chromatin beneath the karyolemma in treated cells.In cytoplasm,the endoplasmic reticulum and mitochondria swell to form vesicles and vacuoles.It showed the strong red fluorescence in the cytoplasm of treat cells compared with the red fluorescence indifferent to the background through laser confocal microscopy. Conclusions Chlorophyll derivative based photodynamic therapy is able to induce apoptosis of PC3 in vitro.Mitochondria is presumed to be the primary target of photodynamic therapy and trigger the apoptotic pathway.

AIM: To observe the preventive effect of DNA vaccine based on human calcium-activated chloride channel 1 (hCLCA1) on airway hyperresponsiveness in asthmatic mice.METHODS: The DNA vaccine was constructed by inserting the hCLCA1 gene into pSecTag-2A, and then BALB/c mice were vaccinated by im. once every two weeks. Serum antibody was checked with the antigen of mCLCA3 by ELISA analysis. Asthma was induced with ovalbumin in the vaccinated mice. The airway pressure time index (APTI), the contractile responsiveness of isolated tracheal rings and the number of eosinophil in bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) were investigated. Mice injected with pSecTag-2A, saline or normal mice were regarded as control groups. RESULTS: The title of antiserum binding to mCLCA3 in vaccine group was 1∶800 to 1∶(1 000) after three times vaccination. Compared with normal group, APTI, contractile responsiveness and number of eosinophil in vaccine group, pSecTag-2A or saline group were increased markedly (P