Objective To examine expression levels of autophagy gene pULK and PI3KC3 and to explore their correla?tion with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Methods A total of 77 samples of surgical resection from NSCLC speci? mens (including 31 cases of squamous cell carcinoma, 31 cases of adenocarcinoma and 15 cases of large cell undifferentiated carcinoma) and 21 samples of same normal lung tissue were randomly selected. Expressions of pULK and PI3KC3 in lung tissues were assessed by immunohistochemistry and Western blot. All dates were analyzed using SPSS13.0 statistical pack?age. Results Immunohistochemistry indicated that pULK and PI3KC3 localized into the cytoplasm. The expression levels of pULK and PI3KC3 are significantly lower in patient with NSCLC than those in peri-tumor tissue (35.1%vs 81.0%, 40.3%vs 76.2%respectively, P<0.01) . Immunohistochemistry and Western bolt analysis confirmed that pULK and PI3KC3 ex?pressions were significantly down-regulated (P<0.01) in patients with low grade cellular differentiation, metastasis of lymph node, or stageⅢandⅣ. And expression levels of pULK and PI3KC3 in NSCLC did not differ significantly with ages, gen?der, tumor size and pathological type. Correlation analysis showed that the expression of PI3KC3 was positively correlated with pULK. Conclusion pULK and PI3KC3 expressions were lower in NSCLC than those in normal lung tissue group. The expression levels of pULK and PI3KC3 in NSCLC were correlated with patient's clinical stage, differentiation grade, lymph node metastasis but were unrelated with age, gender, histological type and size.

Objective To investigate the effects of Ginsenoside Rg1 on the expression of nitric oxide synthase (NOS) in brain tissue after cerebral arterial thrombosis in adult rats. Methods Thirty rats were randomly divided into the sham-operative group, cerebral ischemia-reperfusion group, Ginsenoside Rg1-L group, Ginsenoside Rg1-M group, Ginsen-oside Rg1-H group and nimodipine group (n=5 for each group). The ischemia-reperfusion rat model was established by mid-dle cerebral artery occlusion. The neurological score after reperfusion was observed. The levels of nitric oxide (NO), neuronal NOS (nNOS) and inducible NOS (iNOS) were detected by nitrate reduction method and colorimetric method. The expressions of nNOS and iNOS after reperfusion were analyzed by immunohistochemistry and Western blot assay. Results (1) The neu-rological scores after cerebral ischemia were significantly lower in Rg1-L group, Rg1-M group and Rg1-H group than those of cerebral ischemia-reperfusion group(2.40±0.55,1.80±0.84, 1.60±0.89 vs 3.20±0.84,P<0.05). (2) Compared with those of model group, serum levels of NO and iNOS were reduced, and nNOS levels increased, in three groups of Rg1. (3) Compared with those of model group, the expression of nNOS was significantly increased,and iNOS expression was significantly re-duced, in three groups of Rg1. Conclusion The preventive effects of Ginsenosides Rg1 on cerebral ischemia-reperfusion injury may be associated with the activation of nNOS and the inhibition of iNOS.

Polystyrene microspheres (PS) were successfully prepared by suspension polymerization processes. Chloroacetylated polystyrene has been prepared by Friedel-Crafts acetylation of PS with chloroacetyl chloride. In this report, carcinogenic compound (chloromethylether etc.) was avoided. The effects of solvent, catalyst, acylating agent and reaction time were studied. Novel adsorption resins were obtained by synthesis of chloroacetylated polystyrene with amine. The influences of solvent, amine reagent and reaction time on ion exchange capacity were investigated. Under the optimized reaction condition, the ion exchange capacity of the prepared resins was 4.1587 mmol/g. The maximum amount of adsorbed bilirubin was 30.85 mg/g, the adsorption percentage was 80%.
Acetates ; chemistry ; Adsorption ; Amines ; chemistry ; Bilirubin ; chemistry ; Humans ; Microspheres ; Polystyrenes ; chemical synthesis ; Porosity ; Resins, Synthetic ; chemical synthesis ; chemistry

OBJECTIVETo investigate Lanzhou area cases of hepatitis C virus (H-CV) infection with a 5'-non coding region (NCR) 2i genotype and core (C), envelope protein (E) and non-structural protein (NS5) 2a genotype and the relationship with therapeutic response to interferon-alpha (IFNa).

METHODSNine patients who received IFNa-based treatment for HCV between 2007 and 2009 at the Second People's Hospital of Gansu Province were selected for analysis.Restriction enzyme analysis was carried out for the 5'-NCR and sequencing was carried out for the other gene areas.The relationship between genetic variants and IFNaresponse was examined.

RESULTSOf the total nine HCV cases treated with IFNa-based therapies, five of the patients achieved sustained virological response (SVR), which included two cases with type 2 genotype and three cases with no MboI restriction enzyme point of tangency (i.e.type 1b). The remaining four patients that did not achieve SVR included one case of type 2a, with a 1b and 2a mixed state, and one case with 5'-NCR 2i genotype and C area, NS5 area 2a genotype; the other two cases had 5'-NCR and C area type 1b. Of the five cases with 5'-NCR 2i genotype, all had C 2a genotype and two had C/E 2a and NS5 2a genotypes.The seven patients that showed no response to ordinary IFNa were converted to long-term IFNa plus ribavirin combination antiviral treatment; five (71.4%) of the cases showed response in HCV RNA level and the patients treated with the pegylated form showed greater response.

CONCLUSIONHCV genotyping can only provide information on the particular region of gene sequence examined, and it is important to sequence all gene regions where mutations related to antiviral drug response are located. Peg-IFNa-2a combined with ribavirin may achieve better therapeutic effect in patients infected with 2i/2a recombinant forms of HCV.

Angiogenesis Inhibitors ; Antiviral Agents ; Drug Therapy, Combination ; Genetic Variation ; Genotype ; Hepacivirus ; genetics ; Hepatitis C, Chronic ; drug therapy ; Humans ; Interferon-alpha ; Open Reading Frames ; Polyethylene Glycols ; Recombinant Proteins ; Recombination, Genetic ; Ribavirin ; Treatment Outcome

ObjectiveTo investigate the effects of Aconiti Coreani Radix and Typhonii Rhizoma on the urinary metabolites of gerbils with stroke by non-targeted metabolomics technique， and then to clarify the mechanism of the two， as well as their similarities and differences. MethodTwenty-four gerbils were randomly divided into control group（CG）， model group（MG）， Aconiti Coreani Radix group（RA） and Typhonii Rhizoma group（RT）. Except for the CG， ischemic stroke model was constructed using right unilateral ligation of gerbil carotid artery in the remaining groups. Except for the CG and MG， rats in the other groups received whole powder suspension（0.586 mg·g^-1） was administered for 14 days. The neurological deficit in each group was scored by Longa scoring on days 0， 3， 7 and 14. After the end of administration， the serum， brain tissue and urine of gerbils in each group were collected， and the rate of cerebral infarction was detected by 2，3，5-triphenyltetrazolium chloride（TTC）， and the levels of interleukin（IL）-6， tumor necrosis factor（TNF）-α， malondialdehyde（MDA）， superoxide dismutase（SOD）， glutathione（GSH）， and nitric oxide（NO） in serum and brain tissue were determined by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay（ELISA）. The urine metabolomics of gerbils in each group was studied by ultra performance liquid chromatography-quadrupole-electrostatic field orbitrap high resolution mass spectrometry（UPLC-Q-Orbitrap-MS）， and the data were processed by multivariate statistical analysis， and differential metabolites were screened based on value of variable importance in the projection（VIP） of the first principal component>1 and t-test P<0.05. Metabolic pathway analysis of the screened differential metabolites was performed using Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes（KEGG） database and Metaboanalyst 5.0. ResultCompared with the CG， the neurological deficit score was significantly increased in the MG（P<0.05）， compared with the MG， the neurological deficit scores in the RA and RT were significantly reduced after 7 d and 14 d（P<0.05）. Compared with the CG， the rate of cerebral infarction was significantly increased in the MG（P<0.05）， compared with the MG， the rates of cerebral infarction in the RA and RT were significantly reduced（P<0.05）. Compared with the CG， the levels of IL-6， TNF-α， and MDA in the serum and brain tissue of gerbils from the MG were significantly increased（P<0.05）， and the levels of SOD， GSH and NO were significantly reduced（P<0.05）. Compared with the MG， Aconiti Coreani Radix and Typhonii Rhizoma could down-regulate the levels of IL-6， TNF-α and MDA， and up-regulated the levels of SOD， GSH and NO. A total of 112 endogenous differential metabolites were screened by urine metabolomics， of which 16 and 26 metabolites were called back by Aconiti Coreani Radix and Typhonii Rhizoma， and could be used as potential biomarkers for both treatments in stroke gerbils， respectively. The results of the pathway analysis showed that both Aconiti Coreani Radix and Typhonii Rhizoma had regulatory effects on arginine and proline metabolism， pyrimidine metabolism， and aminoacyl-tRNA biosynthesis. In addition， Aconiti Coreani Radix could also regulate riboflavin metabolism， Typhonii Rhizoma could also regulate purine metabolism， glycine， serine and threonine metabolism， arachidonic acid metabolism， biosynthesis of pantothenate and coenzyme A， and β-alanine metabolism. ConclusionBoth Aconiti Coreani Radix and Typhonii Rhizoma have better therapeutic effects on stroke， with Aconiti Coreani Radix having stronger effects. From the metabolomics results， the main metabolic pathways regulated by Aconiti Coreani Radix involve amino acid metabolism， oxidative stress and so on， while Typhonii Rhizoma mainly involve amino acid metabolism， lipid metabolism， energy metabolism， etc.