Objective To study the ecotoxicological effect of Mn,Cd and Mn-Cd combined contamination on crops.Methods Chinese cabbage(Brassica pekimensis),lettuce(Lactuca sativa var.angustana Irish),cowpea(Vigna unguiculata) and alfalfa(Medicago sativa L.) seeds were used in seed germination and root elongation tests.Results Research findings indicated that inhibition rates of heavy metals(individual or combined) on the seed germination were much lower than those on the root elongation.Inhibition rate of root elongation proved positively correlated to the concentration of Mn and Cd(P

SOD.Conclusion Mn,Cd and Mn-Cd combined exposure has a significant inhabitation on cowpea growth with Cd alone being heaviest and Mn lowest.The physiological indicators show that when combined pollution occurs,an antagonistic effect between Mn and Cd is exhibited.

Objective To evaluate the efficacy and safety of intense pulsed light and diode laser for axillary hair removal. Methods Clinical trials on 61 persons using intense pulsed light and diode laser to depilate axillary hairs were conducted. 36 persons were treated by IPL and 25 persons by diode laser.Treatments were carried out in three times at 8-week intervals, and a final assessment was made 3 months following the third theatment. Results Both IPL and diode laser reduced the hair count substantially! the IPL group effective rates were 80. 6 % and the diode laser group, 76. 0 %. They had no statistical significance was (P>0. 05)). Conclusions Intense pulsed light and diode laser are effiective and safe for hair removal.

Objective To describe CT and MRI findings of the global choroidal hemangioma, and to investigate their value in the diagnosis and differentiation. Methods Nine choroidal hemangioma patients proven by surgical pathology( n =3)or clinic information ( n =6) were analyzed. CT scan was performed in 6 cases and MRI in 4 cases. All cases were examined by ultrasound and 3 with fundus fluorescein angiography (FFA). Results Two cases showed slight or crescent like thickening and iso density with respect to the global wall on CT scan. 5 cases on enhanced CT showed a flat or shuttle shaped homogeneous mass with marked enhancement. MRI ( n =3) revealed high signal intensity on T 1WI and low signal intensity on T 2WI with respect to the vitreous. 1 small tumor was found clearly by postcontrast fat suppressed T 1WI. Ultrasound showed homogeneous mass ( n =1) and inhomogeneous mass ( n =8), with retinal detachment in all cases. Conclusion CT + MRI + ultrasound can get most of the diagnostic imaging data for choroidal hemangioma. MRI was superior to CT and ultrasound in the diagnosis of choroidal hemangioma and differential diagnosis from other malignant tumors.

Objective To establish an experimental choroidal neovascularization(CNV)model in brown norway(BN)rats by laser infusion in order to study the evolution of CNV during 3 weeks with intravitreaI injection of 1 μl(25 μg)bevacizumab,and make a preliminary investigation of the treatment effect of bevacizumab on experimental CNV. Methods Four groups of 48 BN rats were photocoagulated by krypton laser in 1 eye to induce CNV model in 1 eye,in which 4 groups received 1 μl(25 μg)bevacizumab intravitreal injection 1 week after photocoagulation and the other groups received the same volume intravitreall injection of balanced salt solution(BSS)as control.Fundus fluorescein angiography(FFA)examinations were taken on 1,2,3 week and the eyes were enucleated and processed for histopathologic examination.The areas of CNV were measured in the early phase of FFA.FⅧ-Rag protein was investigated with immunohistoehemistry and was semiquantkatively analyzed. Results The area and the leakage of CNV in bevacizumab treated BN rat eyes were obviously reduced as compared with the control group at each interval.In the treatment group,the expression of FⅧ-Rag was depressed.The examination of FⅧ-Rag and FFA verified the depression of CNV as compared with the control group at each interval.The density of treatment was lower than of control group(P＜0.01).After bevacizumab treatment for 2 weeks,the area of CNV and the expression of FⅧ-Rag were decreased[(0.920±0.634)mm2 and 35.57±10.52,respectively),as compared with the control group[(2.489±0.590)mm2 and 175.37±25.20]. Conclusions Intravitreal bevacizumab injection can inhibit the development of CNV.

BACKGROUND: Rabbit serum samples are widely used in basic researches, and two-dimensional gelelectrophoresis (2-DE) is the most classic technique for protein separation. Therefore, it is of great significance to establish a stable technique system of 2-DE for rabbit serum.OBJECTIVE: To establish a 2-DE technique system for rabbit serum protein separation. DESIGN, TIME AND SETTING: A single sample observational experiment was performed at Tianjin Key Laboratory of Biomarkers for Occupational and Environmental Hazard of Chinese People's Armed Police Forces Medical College from June to July in 2008. MATERIALS: Six healthy rabbits were provided by the Animal Experimental Center of Tangshan Vocational Technical College METHODS: Health rabbit serum was dissolved in rehydration sample loading buffer before and after eliminating high abundance proteins to make proteins in it schizolysis adequately. After reductive alkylation, the samples were loaded into the rehydration tray to undergo passive rehydration for 14 hours. Isoelectric focusing (IEF) electrophoresis was followed by sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (SDS-PAGE). After sliver staining, the gel was analyzed by PDQuest7.4. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: ①Efficiency of eliminating high abundance proteins. ②Two-dimensional eleotrophoregrams (2-D electrophoregrams)RESULTS: Distinct 2-D eleotrophoregrems were obtained with high resolution and good reproducibility. The removal of high abundance proteins in serum failed to result in better 2-D electrophoregrams.CONCLUSION: We have successfully established a 2-DE technique for rabbit serum proteome, which can lay the foundation for the further study of serum proteomics of diseases.

Objective To investigate the effects of butylphthalide injection on cerebral blood flow (CBF) perfusion and cognitive function in patients with acute cerebral infarction accompanied by cognitive disorder.Methods From September 2016 to September 2017,80 patients with acute cerebral infarction and cognitive impairment were admitted to the Department of Neurology,Yan'an Hospital of Kunming Medical University.They were assigned to an observation group (n=40) and a control group (n=40).The control group received conventional treatment while the observation group received butylphthalide injection in addition to conventional treatment.The treatment lasted for 14 days for both groups.Before and after treatment,dynamic susceptibility contrast-enhanced perfusion-weighted imaging (DSC-PWI) was used to measure the CBF parameters in the cerebral ischemic region,and Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) was used to evaluate the changes in cognitive function.Results After treatment,rCBF and rCBV increased significantly and rMTT and rTTP decreased significantly in the observation group (P＜0.05).After treatment,there were significant improvements in MoCA subscores and total score in the observation group (P＜0.05).In the observation group,the post-treatment increases in rCBV and rCBF were positively correlated with increased MoCA total score (r=0.474,P=0.013;r=0.282,P=0.027),and the post-treatment decreases in rMTT and rTTP were negatively correlated with increased MoCA total score (r=-0.294,P=0.021;r=0.382,P=0.019).Conclusion Butylphthalide injection can safely improve CBF perfusion in the focal region and cognitive function in patients with acute cerebral infarction,with no obvious adverse reactions.

This study aims to investigate the impact of hepatocyte nuclear factor 1β (HNF1b) on macrophage sortilin-mediated lipid metabolism and aortic atherosclerosis and explore the role of the flavone of Polygonatum odoratum (PAOA-flavone)-promoted small ubiquitin-related modifier (SUMO) modification in the atheroprotective efficacy of HNF1b. HNF1b was predicted to be a transcriptional regulator of sortilin expression via bioinformatics, dual-luciferase reporter gene assay, and chromatin immunoprecipitation. HNF1b overexpression decreased sortilin expression and cellular lipid contents in THP-1 macrophages, leading to a depression in atherosclerotic plaque formation in low-density lipoprotein (LDL) receptor-deficient (LDLR^-/-) mice. Multiple SUMO1-modified sites were identified on the HNF1b protein and co-immunoprecipitation confirmed its SUMO1 modification. The SUMOylation of HNF1b protein enhanced the HNF1b-inhibited effect on sortilin expression and reduced lipid contents in macrophages. PAOA-flavone treatment promoted SUMO-activating enzyme subunit 1 (SAE1) expression and SAE1-catalyzed SUMOylation of the HNF1b protein, which prevented sortilin-mediated lipid accumulation in macrophages and the formation of atherosclerotic plaques in apolipoprotein E-deficient (ApoE^-/-) mice. Interference with SAE1 abrogated the improvement in lipid metabolism in macrophage cells and atheroprotective efficacy in vivo upon PAOA-flavone administration. In summary, HNF1b transcriptionally suppressed sortilin expression and macrophage lipid accumulation to inhibit aortic lipid deposition and the development of atherosclerosis. This anti-atherosclerotic effect was enhanced by PAOA-flavone-facilitated, SAE1-catalyzed SUMOylation of the HNF1b protein.
Mice ; Animals ; Polygonatum/metabolism* ; Sumoylation ; Hepatocyte Nuclear Factor 1-beta/metabolism* ; Atherosclerosis/metabolism* ; Flavones ; Lipids