Objective To explore the expressions of transforming growth factor(TGF)-?1 and connective tissue growth factor(CTGF) in viral myocarditis(VM) and the intervention effect of valsarta on them.Methods Fifty-four male Balb/c mice were randomly divided into 3 groups:control group,treatment group and model group.Model group and treatment group established VM model by intraperitoned injecting 0.1 ml CVB3.They were killed on days 7,14 and 28,respectively.Histological cross sections of heart were stained with hematoxylin-eosin and myocardial histopathplogic scores were counted under optical microscope.The expressions of typeⅠand Ⅲ myocardial collagen,TGF-?1 and CTGF were examined by immunohistochemical method and analyzed by using SPSS 11.5 software.Results Compared with control group,histopathplogic scores,the expressions of type Ⅰand Ⅲ myocardial collagen,TGF-?1 and CTGF increased markedly in model group (Pa

Objective To investigate the accuracy of prognosis risk assessment and clinical applicability of Rockall (RS) and Blatchford scoring system (BRS) for acute nonvariceal upper gastrointestinal bleeding (ANVUGIB). Methods From January 2009 to December 2009, the clinical date 195 ANVUGIB patients who met the standards with complete information and treated in The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University were recorded. Each patient's scores of RS and BRS were calculated for risk stratification. Patients were followed up for 30 days after discharged.Death or the prognosis of disease in 30 days after discharged was considered as clinical study endpoints.Checked prognostic capacity of these two scoring system. Results In the 195 patients, there were 150 years, mean age was 53.97±18.34 years. 90 patients' age was over sixty (elderly group), 105 less than sixty (non-elderly group). 182 patients survived (93.3%), while 13 dead (6.7%). In survival patients, 11were re-bleeding (5.6 %). Mortality ( 12.2 %, 11/90), the percentage of patients with comorbidities (43.3%, 39/90) and taking aspirin (24. 4%, 22/90) were higher in elderly patients than non-elderly patients (1.9%, 2/105; 16.2%, 17/105; 11.4%, 12/105 respectively)(P＜0.05).The AUC of RS in predicting risk of death was 0.742 (P=0.004) and re-bleeding was 0.469 (P=0.101). For BRS score system, the AUC of predicting risk of death was 0. 493 (P= 0. 067)and rebleeding was 0.341(P=0.092). The RS score was positively correlated with length of hospital stay,however there was no statistically significant between BRS score and length of hospital stay.Conclusion RS score system was good at predicting the risk of death, and the score was positively correlated with length of hospital stay. While it was poor in predicting the risk of re-bleeding. BRS performed poorly in predicting the risk of both death and re-bleeding, so it was not suitable for predicting the risk of hospitalized patients.

Objective:To explore the risk factors of delayed traumatic intracranial hematoma (DTICH)followed by unilateral large decompressive craniectomy (LDC)and its influence in the prognosis of the severe traumatic brain injury (sTBI)patients,and to improve the successful rate of the rescue.Methods:The clinical data of 130 sTBI patients underwent unilateral LDC were retrospectively analyzed.The patients were divided into DTICH group (n=42)and non-DTICH group (n=88)according to whether the DTICH occurred after operation.The risk factors of DTICH and its influence were contrastively analyzed.Results:The analysis results of the clinical data of patients in two groups showed that preoperative GCS,time from trauma to operation,skull fracture,midline shift > 1 cm, basal cistern disappear,activated partial prothrombin time (APTT),fibrinogen (FIB),and thrombin time (TT) were significantly correlated with the appearance of DTICH (P<0.05).Multivariable Logistic regression analysis showed that the time from trauma to operation, skull fracture, basal cistern disappearing and FIB were the independent risk factors of DTICH (P<0.05).The analysis results of GOS 3 months after operation of the patients in two groups showed that the prognosis of the patients in DTICH group was significantly worse than that in non-DTICH group (P<0.01 ).Conclusion:For those patients who accompanied with shorter time from trauma to operation,skull fracture,basal cistern disappearing and FIB decrease,the appearance of DTICH should be paid attention.DTICH can affect the prognosis of patients;prevention and early diagnosis are crucial to improve the prognosis of patients.

AIM: To study the inhibitive effects of valsartan and spironolactone on expression of insulin like growth factor 1 in cardiacmyocytes of spontaneously hypertensive rats. METHODS: 18 SHRs were randomly divided into 3 groups (n=6 in each): valsartan group treated with 30 mg?kg -1 ?d -1 valsartan, spironolactone group treated with 20 mg?kg -1 ?d -1 spironolactone, and control group treated with placebo. All were administrated by gastric perfusion. 6 WKY rats were served as control. After 13 weeks administration, the expressions of IGF 1 in cardiacmycytes were measured by immunohistochemistry and the IGF 1 concentrations in myocardium were measured by radiommunoassay. RESULTS: The expression of IGF 1 was higher in SHR group than that in the WKY group (P

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Objective To study the radiosensitivity enhancement effects of recombinant adenovirus mediated retinoblastoma 94 gene on the growth of esophageal carcinoma cells EC109.Methods EC109cells was transfected with recombinant Rb94 gene adenovirus and irradiated by 137Cs γ-rays.The cohorts were divided into groups as blank control,Ad-LacZ,Ad-Rb94,radiation and Ad-Rb94 combined with radiation.Cell inhibition ratio,cell cycle and expression of retinoblastoma protein of EC109 cells were analyzed.Results The growth of EC109 cells transfected with Ad-Rb94,radiation and Ad-Rb94 combined with radiation group was all inhibited.The group of Ad-Rb94 combined with radiation resulted in greater inhibition of cells growth compared with Ad-Rb94 group and radiation group ( F =23.31,P ＜0.05 ).Cells of G2 phases of EC109 cancinoma cells for Ad-Rb94 combined with radiation group were the highest,which was 50％.The combination of Ad-Rb94 and radiation group resulted in the greatest expression of retinoblastoma protein,which reached 71％,significantly higher than Ad-Rb94 infection and radiation groups ( x2 =8.31,6.73,P ＜ 0.05 ).Conclusions Retinoblastoma 94 gene combined with ionizing radiation can enhance the radiation sensitivity of EC109 cells.

Objective To investigate the phenotypes and percentages of B 10 cells in different tis-sues from wild-type mice and to identify their biological functions .Methods The percentages of B10 cells derived from different tissues of mice and their responses to lipopolysaccharide ( LPS) stimulation were ana-lyzed by flow cytometry .Magnetic-activated cell sorting ( MACS ) and fluorescence-activated cell sorting (FACS) were used to purify B10 cells, CD4+CD25-T cells and Treg cells.CD4+CD25-T cells and Treg cells labeled by CFSE were co-cultured with or without B10 cells, and then their proliferation were evaluated after 72 h.Results (1) A subset of CD19+CD5+CD1dhigh regulatory B cells was identified in spleen , pe-ripheral blood and lymph nodes from wild-type mice , of which the highest frequency was detected in spleen (3.95%±0.79%, P<0.05).The isolated B cells from different tissues were stimulated by LPS , PMA, ionomycin and monensin (L+PIM) in vitro to express IL-10.Among them, splenic CD19+IL-10+B cells showed the highest expression of IL-10 (P<0.05).(2) Prolonged LPS stimulation (48 h) to CD5+CD1dhigh B cells enhanced the expressions of IL-10 (P<0.01).(3) CD19+CD5+CD1dhigh B cells inhibited the prolif-eration of CD4+CD25-T cells in vitro in a dose-dependent manner (P<0.01), but increased the secretion of IL-10 by CD4+T cells (P<0.01) and the proliferation of Treg cells in vitro (P<0.01).Conclusion Com-pared with other tissues , the percentage of B10 cell subset in spleen is the highest in wild-type mouse , and B10 cells subset can be activated through Toll-like receptor ( TLR ) signaling pathway .The responses of CD4+CD25-T cells and Treg cells in co-culture with B10 cells are regulated by B 10 cell subset through an increased IL-10 production .B10 cells might be a useful cell population for the treatment of inflammatory au-toimmune diseases.

Objective To study the alterations of CD19+CD5+CD1dhigh B, Th1 and Th17 cells in non-obese diabetic ( NOD) mice and the correlation between B10 cells and type 1 diabetes in NOD mice. Methods Flow cytometry ( FCM) was used to measure the levels of CD19+CD5+CD1dhigh B, CD19+IL-10+B, CD4+IFN-γ+Th1, CD4+IL-17+Th17 and CD4+CD25+Foxp3+T cells in NOD mice ( 4 weeks old NOD mice:group A, n=10;8 weeks old NOD mice:group B, n=10; NOD mice with diabetes: group C, n=10) and age-matched C57BL/6 mice ( control group, n=20 ) .Hematoxylin-eosin staining of pancreatic tissues was performed for histopathological assessment of the development of insulitis in NOD mice.Results (1) Histopathological analysis showed that mice from A, B and C groups respectively showed no insulitis, insulitis and obvious insulitis with no intact islets.(2) The highest levels of B10 cells in NOD mice were ob-served in group B, followed by those in group C and group A (P<0.01).No significant differences with the levels of B10 cells were found among different tissues of 4 weeks old NOD mice (P>0.05).More B10 cells were detected in pancreatic lymph nodes than in other tissues of 8 weeks old NOD mice, the levels of which were also higher than those in pancreatic lymph nodes of mice form group C ( P<0.01) .The highest levels of B10 cells were detected in peripheral lymph nodes among all tissues samples collected from NOD mice with diabetes (P<0.01).(3) The levels of Th1 and Th17 cells in mice from group C were remarkably in-creased as compared with those in mice from group A and B (P<0.01).(4) The percentages of CD4+CD25+Foxp3+T cells in mice from group C showed no differences with those in mice from A and B groups. No significant difference with Treg cells were observed between NOD mice and age-matched C57BL/6 mice (P>0.05).Conclusion The percentages and distribution of B10 cells in NOD mice changed with age and the development of insulitis.The decrease of B10 cells might participate in the development of type 1 diabe-tes in NOD mice.

Objective:To observe the protective effect of acupuncture plus mild hypothermia on brain tissues in rats with cerebral ischemia-reperfusion injury (CIRI), and the influence on protein expression levels of phosphorylated Raf-1, MEK-2 and ERK1/2 in the mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK)/extracellular regulated protein kinases (ERK) pathway, and to explore the mechanism of acupuncture plus mild hypothermia therapy for the ischemic stroke. Methods:Ninety Sprague-Dawley (SD) rats were randomly divided into a blank control group, a sham operation group, a model group, an acupuncture group, a mild hypothermia group and an acupuncture plus mild hypothermia group, 15 rats in each group. Except the rats in the blank control group, the remaining rats were used to prepare the middle cerebral artery occlusion (MCAO) models according to the modified occlusion method using lines, while only the occlusion lines were inserted without blocking the brain arteries of rats in the sham operation group. When the vital signs of rats were stable, rats in the blank control group did not receive any intervention; rats in the sham operation group and the model group received fastening without treatment; rats in the acupuncture group, the mild hypothermia group, and the acupuncture plus mild hypothermia group were treated with the corresponding therapeutic methods. 72 h later, observed neurologic injury score, evaluated infarction area ratio by 2,3,5-tripheyl tetrazolium chloride (TTC) staining, determined apoptosis by TUNEL assay, and measured the phosphorylated Raf-1, MEK-2 and ERK1/2 protein expression levels in rat ischemic hippocampal tissues by Western blot assay. Results: Compared with the blank control group and the sham operation group, after modeling, the neurologic injury score, infarction area ratio and apoptotic cells were increased, and phosphorylated Raf-1, MEK-2 and ERK1/2 protein expression levels were significantly increased in the model group; the differences were statistically significant (P<0.05 orP<0.01). Compared with the model group, after acupuncture or mild hypothermia therapy, neurologic injury score and infarction area ratio were decreased; apoptotic cells and phosphorylated Raf-1, MEK-2 and ERK1/2 protein expression levels were significantly decreased; the differences were statistically significant (P<0.05 orP<0.01). Compared with the acupuncture group, neurologic injury score and phosphorylated Raf-1, MEK-2 and ERK1/2 protein expression levels were decreased in the acupuncture plus mild hypothermia group; differences between the groups were statistically significant (P<0.05 or P<0.01). Compared with the mild hypothermia group, phosphorylated Raf-1, MEK-2 and ERK1/2 protein expression levels decreased in the acupuncture plus mild hypothermia group, and differences were statistically significant (P<0.01). Conclusion:Acupuncture or mild hypothermia therapy can improve neurologic injury, reduce infarction area and apoptosis, which brought about protective effect on the brain tissues, in the MCAO model. The protective effect of acupuncture plus mild hypothermia group is the strongest. The mechanism may involve the MAPK/ERK pathway, by reducing the phosphorylated Raf-1, MEK-2 and ERK1/2 protein expression levels.

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