Objective To study the inhibitory effects of andrographis paniculata and silybum marianum on the efflux system of MRSA 41577. Methods Inhibitory effects of andrographis paniculata and silybum marianum on efflux system of MRSA 41577 was evaluated using fluorescence spectrophotometry.PCR was applied to detect the norA efflux gene.By RT-PCR method for detection of andrographis paniculata and silybum marianum influence of the expression of norA efflux gene.Results Andrographis paniculata and silybum marianum significantly increased the accumulation of ciprofloxacin in MRSA 41577 in a time-dependent manner.At 12 minute, andrographis paniculata and silybum marianum respectively increased ciprofloxacin in MRSA41577 by 49% and 76%( P <0.05 ) , which is superior to that of reserpine. Further mechanism studies indicated that andrographis paniculata and silybum marianumcould reduce the expression of norA in MRSA 41577.After incubated with andrographis paniculata and silybum marianum for 16 h, the relative expression of norA of MRSA41577 was respectively reduced by 35% and 42% ( P <0.05 ). Conclusion Andrographis paniculata and silybum marianumcould inhibit MRSA efflux system through reducing pathogen ’s expression of norA and NorA protein.

Objective:To explore the involvement of endoplasmic reticulum molecular chaperone GRP78 in the impairment of inner ear consistented with the mimetic aging model.Method:Twenty-four Wistar rats were randomly divided into two groups. model group was in duced by daily hypodermic injection of 10% D-galactose (800 mg·kg~(-1)·d~(-1)) for 8 weeks and the control group was given saline accordingly. Spatial learning and memory was measured by Morris-Water-Maze. Colorimetry was used to analyze superoxide dismutase (SOD) and malondialdehyde (MDA) extracted from inner ear tissue. Hearing threshold of rats were detected with Auditory brainstem response (ABR).In addition, expression of GRP78 in the inner ear was detected by immunohistochemistry,RT-PCR and Western blot. The control group was studied parallel.Result:The escape latency in the model group injected with D-galactose was markedly longer than that in the control group.accordingly ,the changes of SOD and MDA were more significant in the model group, the difference between two groups was significant(t-test,P<0.01). the variation of ABR in two groups was observed, There was no statistically difference of the hearing in the model group compared with the control group(P>0.05). The expression of GRP78 was significantly different between two groups ,which is increased in the inner ear tissue of model group(P<0.01).Conclusion:The impairment of inner ear tissue partly dued to the oxidative stress in the model, which was induced by D-galactose.and endoplasmic reticulum molecular chaperone was thought to contribute to the impairment mechanism of inner ear in mimetic aging model.

Objective To observe the characteristics of the full-field flash electroretinogram (F-ERG) in rats with oxygen induced retinopathy (OIR).Methods Twenty-four neonatal Sprague Dawley rats were divided into OIR group and control group.In OIR group,12 rats were exposed to (75 ± 2)％ oxygen for 7 days and then to room air for 7 days;in control group,12 rats were raised in room air for 14 days.At postnatal day 21,F-ERG tests were performed to examine the rod response,the maximum mixing reaction and the cone reaction.Results Compared with the control group,the b-wave amplitudes decreased (t=3.650) and the implicit times increased (t=2.410) in rod response in OIR group,the differences were statistically significant (P＜ 0.05);the a-and b-wave amplitudes decreased (t=3.333,2.562) and the implicit times increased (t=2.725,2.482) in the maximum mixing reaction in OIR group,the differences were statistically significant (P＜0.05).There was no difference between OIR and control group on a-and b-wave amplitudes (t=0.650,0.204) and implicit times (t=0.422,0.076) in cone response (P＞0.05).0.001 cd.s/m2 light intensity stimulation on rats F-ERG wave almost no response.0.010 cd.s/m2 light intensity stimulation on rats can be recorded to the rod response waveform,with the increase of light intensity,the amplitude of b-wave increases,the a-wave extraction.Conclusions F-ERG of OIR rat showed that the amplitude and sensitivity of the rod response and maximal rodcone response was decreased.The intensity of light had effect on the OIR rod cells,and the amplitude of b-wave increased with the increase of light intensity,the a-wave extraction.

Objective Ginger (Zingiber officinale) is widely used as a spice in cooking and as a medicinal herb in traditional herbal medicine. The present study was to investigate the analgesic and anti-inflammatory activities of ginger oil in experimental animal models. Methods The analgesic effect of the oils was evaluated by the acetic acid and hot-plate test models of pain in mice. The anti-inflammatory effect of the oil was investigated in rats, using rat paw edema induced by carrageenan, adjuvant arthritis, and vascular permeability induced by bradykinin, arachidonic acid, and histamine. Indomethacin (1 mg/kg), Aspirin (0.5 g/kg) and Dexamethasone (2.5 mg/kg) were used respectively as reference drugs for comparison. Results The ginger oil (0.25-1.0 g/kg) produced significant analgesic effect against chemically- and thermally-induced nociceptive pain stimuli in mice (P < 0.05, 0.01). And the ginger oil (0.25-1.0 g/kg) also significantly inhibited carrageenan-induced paw edema, adjuvant arthritis, and inflammatory mediators-induced vascular permeability in rats (P < 0.05, 0.001). Conclusion These findings confirm that the ginger oil can be used to treat pain and chronic inflammation such as rheumatic arthritis.

OBJECTIVE: To explore the involvement of endoplasmic reticulum molecular chaperone GRP78 in the impairment of inner ear consistent with the mimetic aging model. METHOD: Twenty-four Wistar rats were randomly divided into two groups. Model group was induced by daily hypodermic injection of 10% D-galactose (800 mg x kg(-1) x d(-1)) for 8 weeks and the control group was given saline accordingly. Spatial learning and memory was measured by Morris-Water-Maze. Colorimetry was used to analyze superoxide dismutase (SOD) and malondialdehyde (MDA) extracted from inner ear tissue. Hearing threshold of rats were detected with Auditory brainstem response (ABR). In addition, expression of GRP78 in the inner ear was detected by immunohistochemistry, RT-PCR and Western blot. The control group was studied parallel. RESULT: The escape latency in the model group injected with D-galactose was markedly longer than that in the control group. Accordingly, the changes of SOD and MDA were more significant in the model group, the difference between two groups was significant (t-test, P<0.01). the variation of ABR in two groups was observed, There was no statistically difference of the hearing in the model group compared with the control group (P>0.05). The expression of GRP78 was significantly different between two groups, which is increased in the inner ear tissue of model group (P<0.01). CONCLUSION The impairment of inner ear tissue partly dued to the oxidative stress in the model, which was induced by D-galactose and endoplasmic reticulum molecular chaperone was thought to contribute to the impairment mechanism of inner ear in mimetic aging model.
Aging ; Animals ; Female ; Galactose ; metabolism ; Heat-Shock Proteins ; metabolism ; Rats ; Rats, Wistar

An adult female patient of internal nuclear inclusion disease(NIID)with a major clinical manifestation of decreased intelligence and recurrent disturbance of consciousness was followed up for nearly 4 years.In particular,the evolution of the video-electroencephalogram(VEEG),the auxiliary diagnosis of VEEG,and the prediction value of VEEG for clinical outcome were summarized.We found that(1)the background rhythm in NIID patients evolved with the progression of the disease;(2)electroencephalogram reactivity could predict the outcome of NIID coma;(3)VEEG helped to determine whether the consciousness disturbance caused by NIID was due to non-convulsive status epilepticus,This case provides a new idea to explore the application of VEEG in NIID.