OBJECTIVETo observe the effects of Rubiae Radix et Rhizoma (RRR) and carbonized Rubiae Radix et Rhizoma (CRRR) on the acute blood stasis rat model, and reveal their differences in efficacy.

METHODThe acute blood stasis model was induced by subcutaneously injecting adrenaline hydrochloride and soaking in ice water. Yunnan Baiyao was used as the positive control drug, and administered for consecutively seven days. This model was adopted to observe the effect of high, middle and low dose RRR and CRRR groups on hemorheology, thrombin activity, and blood platelet system.

RESULTRRR could significantly reduce the wholeblood viscosity and plasma viscosity of blood stasis rats under different shear rates, and showed certain two-way regulating function in hemostasis. It also showed certain effect on ADP-induced platelet aggregation rate, but which was lower than CRRR. CRRR achieved the main hemostatic mechanism by stimulating intrinsic and extrinsic blood coagulation and fibrinogen, and could significantly enhance the platelet aggregation rate of rats in the acute blood stasis model (P <0. 01).

CONCLUSIONRRR had the effect of removing blood stasis and hemostasis, while CRRR mainly has the hemostatic effect. This further demonstrates the traditional processing theory of "promoting blood circulation with crude herbs and stopping bleeding with processed herbs".

6-Ketoprostaglandin F1 alpha ; blood ; Animals ; Blood Coagulation ; drug effects ; Carbon ; chemistry ; Chemistry, Pharmaceutical ; methods ; Disease Models, Animal ; Drugs, Chinese Herbal ; chemistry ; pharmacology ; Female ; Hemodynamics ; drug effects ; Male ; Medicine, Chinese Traditional ; methods ; Rats ; Rats, Sprague-Dawley ; Rubia ; chemistry ; Thromboxane B2 ; blood

China ; Coltivirus ; Encephalitis, Tick-Borne ; virology ; Humans

Objective To study the immunophenotypic features of NK/T cell lymphoma in children and its association with Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) infection. Methods Five cases of children′s NK/T cell lymphoma were studied. CD45RO, CD3?, CD56, CD20, TIA-1 and granzyme B were detected by immunohistochemistry staining for investigating immunophenotype. The expression of EBV-latent membrane protein (LMP-1) were detected by immunohistochemistry. EBV-encoded RNA (EBER1/2) were detected by in situ hybridization (ISH). Results CD45RO, CD3?, TIA-1 and granzyme B were positive in 5 cases, CD56 was positive in 2 cases, while CD20 negative in 5 cases.EBER1/2 positive in 4 cases and LMP-1 positive in 3 cases.Conclusions NK/T cell lymphoma in children is strong associated with EBV infection,and EBV infection may play an important role in the pathogenesis of children NK/T cell lymphoma.

Objective To investigate the effects of different concentrations of sodium fluoride on the morphologic characteristics of primarily cultured thyroid cells of SD rats and in order to obtain important proof for approaehing the mechani8m of thyroid gland damage caused by fluoride.Methods Thyroid cells of SD rat were primarily culture for 96 hours,and cell density was adjusted to 5.0×108/L Cell suspension with 5 ml Wills seeded into 6 weII plates,after 12 hours,0(contr01),10.100,1000 μmol/L of sodium fluoride was added into the well, witll each well representing different level of treatment group.Finally the cultured thyroid cells were collected for morph010gic study.Results Under microscope,the transparency of the control thyroid cells Was good,and cells gathered in cluster and adhered to wall.But a lot of cells treated with fluoride suspended,and lost their transparency-under scaning delectron microscope,the control calls showed integrated membrane and tightness to each other,as well as clear boundary between cells normal proliferation.While the thyroid cells treated with 10,100 μmol/L sodium fluoride 0bviouslv shrinked and deformed,and the cells treated with 1000 μmol/L of sodium fluoride were broken-Conclusions nuoride can affect the growth and development of thyroid cell and damage the structure and morphology.Sodium fluoride affects the morphologie characteristics of thyroid cells in a dose-response manner.

OBJECTIVETo study the changes of miRNA expression in the pineal gland of neonatal rats with hypoxic-ischemic brain damage (HIBD) and the possible roles of miRNA in the pathogenesis of circadian rhythm disturbance after HIBD.

METHODSSeven-day-old Sprague-Dawley (SD) rats were randomly divided into 2 groups: HIBD and sham-operated. HIBD was induced according to the Rice-Vannucci method. The pineal glands were obtained 24 hours after the HIBD event. The expression profiles of miRNAs were determined using GeneChip technigue and quantitative real-time PCR (RT-PCR). Then the miRNA which was highly expressed was selected. The expression levels of the chosen miRNA were detected in different tissues (lungs, intestines, stomach, kidneys, cerebral cortex, pineal gland). RT-PCR analysis was performed to measure the expression profiles of the chosen miRNA and the targeted gene Clock mRNA in the pineal gland at 0, 24, 48 and 72 hours after HIBD.

RESULTSmiRNA-182 that met the criteria was selected by GeneChip and RT-PCR. miRNA-182 was highly expressed in the pineal gland. Compared with the sham-operated group, the expression of miRNA-182 was significantly up-regulated in the pineal gland at 24 and 48 hours after HIBD (P<0.05). Compared with the sham-operated group, Clock mRNA expression in the HIBD group increased at 0 hour after HIBD, decreased at 48 hours after HIBD and increased at 72 hours after HIBD (P<0.05).

CONCLUSIONSmiRNA-182 may be involved in the pathogenesis of circadian rhythm disturbance after HIBD.

Animals ; Animals, Newborn ; CLOCK Proteins ; genetics ; Circadian Rhythm ; physiology ; Female ; Gene Expression Regulation ; Hypoxia-Ischemia, Brain ; physiopathology ; Male ; MicroRNAs ; analysis ; physiology ; Pineal Gland ; metabolism ; RNA, Messenger ; analysis ; Rats ; Rats, Sprague-Dawley ; Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction

Scm in volume(42/60),multiple site involvement(44/60),blood type"O"(31/41),in comparison with those of survival group,and the difference was statistically significant.C-erbB-2,p16,p53,P-gp,CD_(44) and CD_(25)expression were not significantly different in these two groups. Conclusion The clinical stage, lymph node metastasis,lymphatic tumor emboli and/or neural involvement,infiltration depth,histological dif- ferentiation,tumor volume,involvement extension are important prognostic factors in patients with gastric can- cer,while the significance of cancer-related gene expression in gastric carcinomas needs to be studied further.

OBJECTIVETo study the phenolic constituents of the leaves of pineapple.

METHODChromatographic methods were used to isolate compounds from the leaves of pineapple and spectroscopic methods were used to identify the structures of the isolated compounds.

RESULT7 compounds, ananasate (1), 1-O-caffeoylglycerol (2), 1-O-p-coumaroylglycerol (3), caffeic acid (4), p-coumaric acid (5), beta-sitosterol (6) and daucosterol (7), were isolated from the leaves of pineapple.

CONCLUSION1 was a new compound, and others were obtained from this plant for the first time.

Ananas ; chemistry ; Caffeic Acids ; chemistry ; isolation & purification ; Coumaric Acids ; chemistry ; isolation & purification ; Molecular Conformation ; Molecular Structure ; Plant Leaves ; chemistry ; Plants, Medicinal ; chemistry ; Propionates

OBJECTIVETo analyze the volatile components of YL2000 decoction, which contain four herbs: rhizome and root of the Notopterygium incisum, the root of the Angelica pubescens f. biserrata, Scutellaria baicalensis and Coptis chinensis and investigate the changes of volatile constituents from those four herbs before and after compatibility of the herbal medicines.

METHODThe volatile components of YL2000 decoction were extracted by water-steam distillation, separated and identified by GC-MS. The relative percent content of each volatile component was quantified by area normalization method. The volatile components of YL2000 decoction were compared with the composition of the volatile oil from individual herb respectively.

RESULT39 of the 146 separated constituents in volatile oil of YL2000 decoction, accounting for 85.66%, were identified and quantified. After compatibility of the herbal medicines, most volatile oil components reported by high proportion in individual herb were not detected, in the mean time, some components in volatile oil of YL2000 decoction have never been reported before in those of all four herbs.

CONCLUSIONThe changes of volatile oil from those four herbs before and after compatibility of the herbal medicines indicate that solubilization, chemical reactions and evaporation of some volatile components during decocting may induce changes of several components.

Angelica ; chemistry ; Apiaceae ; chemistry ; Coptis ; chemistry ; Coumarins ; analysis ; Drug Combinations ; Drugs, Chinese Herbal ; chemistry ; isolation & purification ; Fatty Acids ; analysis ; Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry ; Hot Temperature ; Hydrocarbons ; analysis ; Oils, Volatile ; analysis ; chemistry ; Plant Roots ; chemistry ; Plants, Medicinal ; chemistry ; Scutellaria baicalensis ; chemistry

OBJECTIVETo study the chemical constituents of the leaves of pineapple.

METHODChromatographic methods were used to isolate compounds from the leaves of pineapple and spectral methods were used to identify the structures of the isolated compounds.

RESULTCompound 1 was isolated from the leaves of pineapple. It was identified as 1-O-beta-D-glucopyranosyl-(2S, 3R, 4E, 11E)-2-[(2(R)-hydroxydocosanoyl) amido]-4, 11-hexadecanediene-1, 3-diol.

CONCLUSIONCompound 1 was a new compound.

Ananas ; chemistry ; Cerebrosides ; chemistry ; isolation & purification ; Molecular Conformation ; Molecular Structure ; Plant Leaves ; chemistry ; Plants, Medicinal ; chemistry

OBJECTIVETo define the main genotypes in Guizhou agricultural areas by molecular epidemiologic investigation of 21 Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato of Lyme disease spirochetes and to provide the scientific bases for formulating a preventive policy.

METHODSPolymerase chain reaction (PCR) technique was used to amplify the 23S(rrl)-5S(rrf) intergenic spacer, and amplified products were analyzed by restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP) and nucleotide sequencing.

RESULTSThere were two genospecies in the strains: 20 strains belong to Borrelia valaisiana, 1 strain is Borelia sp.

CONCLUSIONBorrelia valaisiana was the main genotype in Guizhou agricultural areas. The harmness of B. valaisiana to human being has been confirmed. In order to efficiently prevent the harmness of agent to the people in Guizhou agriculture areas, we should study the risk further.

Base Sequence ; Borrelia burgdorferi ; classification ; genetics ; China ; DNA, Bacterial ; chemistry ; genetics ; DNA, Ribosomal Spacer ; genetics ; Humans ; Lyme Disease ; microbiology ; Molecular Sequence Data ; Polymerase Chain Reaction ; Polymorphism, Restriction Fragment Length ; RNA, Ribosomal, 23S ; genetics ; RNA, Ribosomal, 5S ; genetics ; Ribotyping ; Sequence Analysis, DNA