Sister chromatid exchange in myelogenous cell of mice was measured to evaluate the effects of anti- mutation by the Chinese triditional medicine , Turtle shell and tortoise shell. The results showed both of them have significant anti-mutation activites.

An α-amylase inhibitor (α-AI) was isolated from white kidney beans (Phaseolus vulgaris. L) by ethanol fractional precipitation, ion exchange chromatography and gel filtration column chromatography. It was a homogeneity glycoprotein demonstrated by SDS-PAGE and gel filtration on CL-6B. The glycoprotein contained 88.2% protein and was rich in aspartic acid, glutamic acid, leucine, threonine and serine. The carbohydrate moiety was consisted of Man, Glc, Gal and Xyl in a mole ratio of 2.42∶1.50∶1.52∶1.00. The glycan and the core protein backbone was connected by O-linkage as determined by β-elimination reaction. The continuous oral administration of the α-AI (150 mg·kg-1·d-1 ) for 7 days can lower fasting blood glucose and 300 mg·kg-1 ·d-1 α-AI for 7 days can improve the sugar tolerance on alloxan-dependent diabetic model rats. The result showed the α-AI obtained from white kidney beans had good hypoglycemic effect on alloxan induced diabetic rats and may have high potential pharmaceutical value as a regulative digestive-starch degradation in patients suffering from diabetes.

Objective:To investigate the effects of Qingluotongbi granule(QLT) on RANKL(receptor activator of nuclear factor-?B ligand) expression in peripheral blood T lymphocytes of RA patients.Methods:RANKL expression of peripheral blood T lymphocyts was examined using flow cytometry.Six cases of RA patients were enrolled with six healthy volunteers as the control.Meanwhile examination for the level of RANKL expression in T cells after incubation in presense of QLT-contained serum was observed.Results:RANKL expression of peripheral blood T lymphocytes was much higher in active state RA patients than in healthy people(P

Objective To investigate the relationship between interleukin-17 (IL-17) and vitiligo.Methods Totally,32 vitiligo patients and 30 healthy human controls were enrolled in this study.Blood samples were collected from all the subjects,and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) was performed to determine the plasma levels of IL-17.The relationship of plasma IL-17 levels with disease stage,clinical course and lesion area was assessed.Results The plasma levels of IL-17 were significantly higher in the patients with progressive and stable vitiligo than in the healthy controls (both P ＜ 0.05),and higher in the patients with progressive vitiligo than in those with stable vitiligo (P ＜ 0.05).Moreover,the plasma levels of IL-17 were positively correlated with the area of vitiligo lesions (r =0.456,P ＜ 0.05),but unrelated to the clinical course of vitiligo (r =0.239,P ＞ 0.05).Conclusion IL-17 may play a certain role in the occurrence and development of vitiligo.

Experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE) is an autoimmune disease of the central nervous system (CNS); it serves as a model for the human multiple sclerosis (MS). In mice, EAE is mediated by T cells specific for various myelin basic proteins which migrate from the periphery to the CNS. In search of a way to prevent the induction and progression of EAE, we observed the effects of recombinant immunotoxin IP10-DT390 on blocking or eliminating the active T cells in the EAE model. In this paper is presented an experimental gene therapy-based model in which the mice were made resistant to EAE induction by plasmid DNA encoding recombinant immunotoxin that was injected into the leg muscles of mice. The new immuno-biological construct could selectively impair autoreactive T-cell homing while the duration of clinical signs is shorter, and the new construct would not affect other components of the immune response. These data demonstrated the effectiveness of the constructs in the treatment of EAE and suggested its usefulness in the treatment of other autoimmune diseases.
Animals ; Chemokine CXCL10 ; biosynthesis ; genetics ; therapeutic use ; Diphtheria Toxin ; biosynthesis ; genetics ; therapeutic use ; Encephalomyelitis, Autoimmune, Experimental ; immunology ; pathology ; therapy ; Female ; Genetic Therapy ; Immunoglobulin Fragments ; biosynthesis ; genetics ; therapeutic use ; Immunotoxins ; genetics ; metabolism ; therapeutic use ; Mice ; Mice, Inbred C57BL ; Receptors, CXCR3 ; metabolism ; Recombinant Fusion Proteins ; biosynthesis ; genetics ; therapeutic use ; Recombinant Proteins ; biosynthesis ; genetics ; therapeutic use ; T-Lymphocytes ; immunology ; Transfection

Objective To understand the influence of family integrated care (FICare) model to the human breastfeeding rate of preterm infants in neonatal intensive care units (NICUs).Method It is a multicenter cluster randomized controlled trail for intervention and prognosis.According to inclusion and exclusion criteria,preterm infants with gestation age 28 ～ 35 weeks in 9 NICUs of tertiary hospitals in 8 provinces in China were enrolled and divided into FICare and control group.Mothers of FICare infants were invited to stay in NICU ward at bedside for no less than 3 hours per day.Under the supervision of nurses,FICare infants'mothers complete 13 items of infants'caring skills including Six-step Hand Washing and hand hygiene,positioning the baby,changing diapers and estimating urine output,skin and mouth caring,kangaroo care and so on.The primary outcome is the human breastfeeding rate.Secondary outcomes include feeding parameters and FICare-related parameters.SPSS 20.0 software is used for the data analysis.Result (1) There were 212 infants and 215 infants enrolled in FICare group and control group,respectively.There was no significant difference between 2 groups in gender,gestational age,birth weight (BW),Z-score of BW,singleton percentage,antenatal steroid completion,diagnosis,day of life (DOL) for starting feeds (P ＞ 0.05).(2) There was no significant difference between 2 groups in DOL for full feeding (P ＞ 0.05).The median age of starting breastfed in both groups was DOL 4.There were 202 cases (87.3％) in FICare group and 80 cases (34.9％) in control group be successfully breastfed.The rate of formula feeding,incidence of nosocomial infection,DOL for regaining BW,decrease of BW AZ score in FICare group was significantly lower than the control group,and the weight gain velocity after regaining BW in FICare group was significantly higher than the control group (P ＜ 0.05).(3) The implementation of FICare and completion of antenatal steroid were the independent protective factors for breastfeeding (OR =27.703,95％ CI 14.531 ～ 52.816;OR =9.496,95％ CI 4.768 ～ 18.912),while nosocomial infection and delayed DOL for starting breastfeeding were the independent risk factors for breastfeeding (OR =0.380,95％CI 0.182 ～0.795;OR =0.847,95％ CI 0.734 ～0.977).Conclusion FICare is significantly beneficial to the breastfeeding rate of preterm infants in NICUs.FICare may decrease the severity of extrauterine growth retardation.

Children and adults differ significantly in physiology,biochemistry and immune function,which leads to sig-nificant differences in blood transfusion strategies between children and adults.To guide the clinical transfusion practice of pediatric patients and improve the prognosis of children,the National Health Commission organized the formulation and re-lease of the health industry standard Guideline for Pediatric Transfusion(WS/T 795-2022).This paper will briefly introduce some concepts that help understand of the Standard and the preparation process of the Standard,and explain and interpret the preparation of the"scope","general provisions"and"factors to consider"of the Standard,hoping to contribute to the understanding and implementation of the Standard.

Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a progressive scar-forming disease with a high mortality rate that has received widespread attention. Epithelial mesenchymal transition (EMT) is an important part of the pulmonary fibrosis process, and changes in the biomechanical properties of lung tissue have an important impact on it. In this paper, we summarize the changes in the biomechanical microenvironment of lung tissue in IPF-EMT in recent years, and provide a systematic review on the effects of alterations in the mechanical microenvironment in pulmonary fibrosis on the process of EMT, the effects of mechanical factors on the behavior of alveolar epithelial cells in EMT and the biomechanical signaling in EMT, in order to provide new references for the research on the prevention and treatment of IPF.
Humans ; Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition ; Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis ; Signal Transduction