Biomarkers of non-small cell lung cancer(NSCLC)can facilitate an efficient diagnosis, improve therapeutic effects,reduce the side effects of other treatments,ameliorate prognosis and predict relapse of the disease and drug resistance. This paper summarized the biomarkers which were newly discovered and their functions in clinical practices in order to guide individualized treatment and help adjust treatment. The exploration of biomarkers of NSCLC will become a priority in future research.

Objective To study the effects of atorvastatin on ischemic cardiomyopathy patients with chronic heart failure and to investigate the changes of serum levels of CRP and serum levels of uric acid after treatment.Methods Fifty patients with ischemic cardiomyopathy(NYHAgradeⅡ～Ⅳ) were randomly divided into two groups: the therapy group received atorvastatin 10mg/d(n=25) for 4 weeks and the control group received placebo(n=25).In addition,20 healthy peoples were observed.Before and after treatment,the parameters of plasma uric acid,serum CRP and cardiac function evaluated by echocardiogram were measured.Results After 4 weeks,patients receiving atorvastatin exhibited a modest reduction in serum CRP and serum uric acid compared with control group(P

OBJECTIVE To investigate the effect of the dosing time on the pharmacokinetics of gefitinib and its potential mechanism. METHODS Female BALB/c nude mice were housed under standardized 12 h light/dark circadian conditions(light on at 7:00,off at 19:00)for two weeks before a non-small cell lung cancer(NSCLC)model was established. Two weeks later,they were divided into 2 groups(8:00,20:00)randomly. Gefitinib was orally administered at the dose of 1 mg · kg-1 to the mice in each group at 8:00 or 20:00,respectively. Blood was collected at 10 different time points after each administration. Livers were collected every 4 h during the 24 h period from the non-administrated nude mice of NSCLC model. The plasma concentration of gefitinib was determined through an HPLC-MS/MS and the parameters were calculated by WinNonlin 6.3. The total RNA was extracted from livers,purified, synthesized to cDNA that was subjected to qRT-PCR analysis for mRNA expression levels of cyto?chrome P450 enzymes(Cyp)3a11,Cyp3a13,pregnane X receptor(PXR)and constitutive androstane receptor (CAR). RESULTS The area under the plasma concentration-time curve (AUC) and mean residence time (MRT) of 8:00 administration group were higher than those of 20:00 administration group(P<0.05). The clearance(Clz/F) of 8:00 administration group was lower than that of 20:00 administration group(P<0.05). The mRNA expression levels of PXR and CAR were consistent with those of Cyp3a11 and Cyp3a13. CONCLUSION Circadian rhythm exists in the pharmacokinetics of gefitinib and it may be closely related to CYP3A and its regulator genes.

Objective:To investigate the protective effects of Panax notoginseng on myocardial ischemia injury in dogs and study the spectrum-activity relationship of Panax notoginseng. Methods:Firstly, the HPLC fingerprint analytical method for Panax notogin-seng was established, and then the dog model of acute myocardial ischemia was established by left anterior descending coronary liga-tion. Bivariate correlation analysis and multivariate regression analysis were used to correlate the spectrum-activity relationship between the fingerprints and the anti-myocardial ischaemia activity, and the spectrum-activity relationship and efficacy material foundation of Panax notoginseng were determined. Results:The main effective components were Ginseng saponin Rg1 and Rb1 and notoginseng sapo-nins R1 etc. Notoginseng saponins R1 could significantly inhibit the increase of serum lactate, and ginseng saponin Rg1 could inhibit the increase of FFA in serum, which was the main component in Panax notoginseng for the treatment of myocardial ischemia. Conclusion:The effective substances in Panax notoginseng are obtained by investigating the relationship between the spectrum and efficiency, and a new method for the evaluation of spectrum-activity relationship for Panax notoginseng is established. It can objectively reflect the inher-ent quality of the drug and provide a new strategy for the further research of traditional Chinese medicines.

OBJECTIVE:To establish the quality standard for Yiwei granule. METHODS:TLC was conducted for the qualitative identification of Coptis chinensis,Corydalis yanhusuo and Schisandra chinensis;HPLC was conduced for the content determination of paeoniflorin. The column was XDB C18 with mobile phase of methanol-water(25:75,V/V)at flow rate of 1.0 ml/min,detection wave-length was 230 nm and injection volume was 20μl. RESULTS:The TLC showed clear spots and good separation. The linear range of paeoniflorin was 7.575-60.6 μg/ml(r=0.999 9);RSDs of precision,stability and reproducibility tests were lower than 2.0%,recov-ery was 96.97%-102.51%(RSD=1.92%,n=9). CONCLUSIONS:The method is simple and reproducible,and can be used for the quality control of Yiwei granule.

OBJECTIVE To investigate the effect of the dosing time on the pharmacokinetics oferlotinib.METHODS Female C57BL mice were contained under standardized 12h light/dark circadianconditions (lights on at 7:00,off at 19:00)for 3 weeks and randomly assigned into six groups.Erlotinibhydrochloride was orally administrated to the mice in each group at 8:00,12:00,16:00,20:00,24:00and 4:00,respectively.Blood was drawn from the eyeballs of the mice at 12 different time points aftereach administration.The plasma concentration of erlotinib was determined through a high-performanceliquid-chromatographic assay and the parameters were calculated by WinNonlin. RESULTSThe area under curre (AUC)and mean residence time (MRT)of these groups were apparently differ-ent.AUC0 ~24 h and MRT0 ~24 h were the lowest in the 20:00 administration group as compared to othergroups (P<0.01 ).Tmax of the 20:00,24:00 and 4:00 groups was apparently higher than that of the8:00 and 12:00 groups (P<0.01 ).The clearance of the light phase groups was lower than that of thedark phase groups (P<0.01 ),with the highest in the 20:00 group.The peak value of cmax appeared inthe 12:00 group and the lowest in the 20:00 group (P<0.01 ).CONCLUSION Circadian rhythm playsa critical role in pharmacokinetics of erlotinib in mice.

Objective:To analyze the frequencies of HLA-A*0201 restricted CEA-specific CD8+T cells, HLA-A*0201/FLUmp tetramer and HLA-A*0201/CAP-1 tetramer were applied in patients with colorectal cancer.Methods: Lymphocytes from peripheral blood and lymph node,1×106 cells/ml,were incubated with 1μg HLA-A*0201/peptide tetramers and anti-CD8 for 1 h at 25 coseperately.The cells were then washed in PBS.Next,the cells were illuminated by detecting frequencies of FLUmp-specific CD8+T cells and CAP-1-specific CD8+T cells with flow cytometry.Results: HLA-A*0201/peptide were used to detect CAP-1 or FLUmp-specific CD8+T cells,which were analyzed either healthy individuals or patients with colorectal cancer.We did not find differences in average frequencies of FLUmp-specific CD8+T cells between 11 HLA-A*0201+patients with colorectal cancer and 14 HLA-A*0201+healthy individuals [ ( 0.671 ±0.421 )%, ( 0.564 ±0.408 )%].But the frequencies of CAP-1-specific CD8+T cells of HLA-A*0201+patients with colorectal cancer showed higher than HLA-A*0201+healthy individuals [ ( 2.409 ± 2.385 )%, ( 0.020 ± 0.021)%respectively],which was statistically significant(P=0.008).Conclusion:The frequencies of CAP-1-specific CD8+T cells in PBMC from peripheral blood and lymph node of HLA-A*0201+patients were increased,showed CEA-specific CTs has a vital role in colorectal cancer.

AIM: To investigate the effect of simulated high altitude hypoxia on rat brain mitochondrial translation activity. METHODS: Animals were continuously exposed to simulated 4 000 m high altitude in hypobaric chamber for three days and forty days. Mitochondria of rat brain were isolated by homogenizing brain tissue and following centrifuging program. Protein translation activity in isolated mitochondria in vitro was measured with -Lencine incorporation method. Products labeled with -methionine in isolated mitochondrial protein synthesis system in vitro were separated on SDS-PAGE and identified by autoradiography. RESULTS: Mitochondrial translation activity in vitro in acute hypoxia exposure were significantly lower than control( P

Aim To prepare the dextran derivative nanoparticles with higher transfecting efficiency to mda-mb-435 human breast cancer cells.Methods The dextran 40 and the sodium periodate were reacted with different mole ratio to form the intermediate:oxidized dextrans having different aldehyde content.With different reactants matching,the spermine were grafted onto the oxidized dextrans mentioned above to form the dextran-spermine imine conjugates which were reduced by the excess reducing agent NaBH4 to produce the end products 9 species of dextran derivative nanoparticles(extran-spermine amine conjugates).The dextran derivative nanipartical of the highest gene transfecting efficiency was selected from the 9 species of dextran derivative nanoparticles by the experiment of gene transfection,using the pEGFP-C1 plasmid as the reporter,the mda-mb-435 human breast cancer cells as the transfected cells.Results The dextran derivative nanoparticles with the highest transfecting efficiency was the one that had the highest content of spermine grafted onto the oxidized dextran40 obtained by the reaction between sodium periodate and dextran40 with the mole ratio of 0.8.Conclusion The dextran derivative nanoparticles of the highest transfecting efficiency to the mda-mb-435 human breast cancer had been prepared.

Objective To investigate synergistic effect of Huang Lian Jie Du decoction (HLT) on sodium valproate(SVA) in epi-leptic rats by epileptic rats induced by lithium chloride-pilocarpine .Methods Epileptic rats were induced by intraperitoneal injection of lithium chloride and pilocarpine .The synergistic anti-epilepsy effect of HLT and SVA was investigated .The level of ALT ,AST , SVA in serum ,GSH-Px and MDA were determined at the end of a 4 week adminstration .Then the ultrastructure alteration of the liver were also observed by transmission electon microscope .Results The adminstration of SVA together with HLT can reduce be-havior of epileptic rats .Significant decrease in the level of ALT ,AST ,and SVA in serum of rats and noticeable increases in the ac-tivity of GSH-Px were observed in the co-administered groups compared with administere SVA alone group(P<0 .01) .At the same time ,light microscopic study indicates rats in co-administered SVA and high-dose HLT group has intacthepatic histology .Conclu-sion HLT could has synergistic anti-epileptic effect and relieve the hepatotoxoicity of SVA when co-administered .