Defensins, a family of 3-4 KD cationic peptides, have been found recently in the cytoplasmicgranules of human, rabbit, guinea pig and rat polymorphonuclear neutrophils and rabbit alveolarmacrophages. The defence roles of these molecules, such as antimicrobial activity, viral inactiva-tion, tumor cell cytotoxicity, chemotactic and opsonic actions, etc. have been adequately studied.In order to investgate the role of Defensins in the neutrphil-mediated pathological process ofsome diseases, we isolated and purified human neutrophil Defensins. By using Sephadex G100and Bio-gel P10 gel filtration chromatography, the purified molecules were obtained. The puritywas identified by AU-PAGE,SDS-PAGE, and amino acid composition analysis. In vitro fugicidalactivity of the purified human neutrophil Defensins against Candida albicans was also examined.When incubated with 33 Mol concentration of human Defensins, more than 90% of Candida,al-bicans were killed in the methylene blue assay system.

Antirheumatic Agents ; therapeutic use ; Arthritis, Rheumatoid ; drug therapy ; Drug Therapy, Combination ; Drugs, Chinese Herbal ; therapeutic use ; Etanercept ; Female ; Humans ; Immunoglobulin G ; therapeutic use ; Male ; Methotrexate ; therapeutic use ; Phytotherapy ; Prednisone ; therapeutic use ; Receptors, Tumor Necrosis Factor ; therapeutic use

Notch signal pathway is closely related to the organism's development and a variety of cancers. Current models available for screening modulators of Notch signal pathway all use mouse Notch protein as substrates and those models which use human Notch protein have not been reported. To make the screen results much more reliable, the authors cloned a truncated form of human Notch1 called N100, and built the screening models for the use of it instead of mouse Notch protein. The models included an in vitro screening model based on the purified gamma-secretase enzyme and a cell model using luciferase reporter system. The screening models then have been verified by the known modulators of Notch signal pathway and the IC50 values have been obtained. The verified models can be used to screen modulators of human Notch signaling pathway effectively and it can lay the foundation for finding new modulators of this kind effectively.

HL-60 cells treated with 80?g/ml notogensenosidc R_1, were induced to granulocytic differentiation to 68% (among which metamyelocytes 32%, banded neutrophils 30% & segmented neutrophils 6%). Further experiment showed that the ability of the cell to reduce nitroblue tetrazolium (NBT) dye, phagocytosis, as complement receptors and activities of acid phosphatase and ?-glucuronidase were all enhanced after differentiation. There were significant differences between the treated groupand the control group in NBT positive rate (62% v. s. 10%, P

A number of low molecular weight cationic peptides, named defensins,were purified from neutrophil granuals. Its in vitro cytotoxicity to HL-60 cell line anddirect viral inactivation were examined. The results showed that when incubated with NP-1 and NP-2(100?g/ml) fot 6 hours, more than 60% of HL-60 cells were killed. WhenHerpes simplex virus type I(HSy-I) and influenza virus B strain Beijing 87-1 wereincubated with NP-1(260?g/ml) at 37?C in water bath for 60 min, a marked reduction(98.2% and 90% ) in virus TCID_50 was observed. The results suggested that neutrophilgranulocyte might be able to synthesize peptides which have the cytotoxic and antiviralacitivities.

Objective To evaluate the values of computer tomography in differential diagnosis of parotitis and tumors.Methods CT findings of the 18 parotitis cases and 25 parotid tumors cases proved by pathology was analysed retrospectivety statistically.Results Most of parotitis appeared in both side(10/18),all of the parotid tumors were in unilateral parotid(25/25)(?0.05)).The border of the unilateral and local parititis was clear(2/5),mixed tumors were well-defined(5/6)(?

OBJECTIVE:To establish an HPLC method for determining the content of main components in minocycline hydrochloride sustained-release tablets.METHODS:The sample was separated on ODS-C_(18)column with the mobile phase consisted of 0.2 mol?L~(-1)ammonium oxalate-0.01 mol?L~(-1)edetate disodium-dimethylformamide-tetrahydrofuran (600:180:120:80)at a flow rate of 1.5 mL?min~(-1).The detection wavelength was set at 280 nm and the sample volume was 20?L.RESULTS:The linear range of minocycline was 0.05～0.5 mg?mL~(-1)(r=0.999 8)and the average recovery was 99.11%,RSD=0.5%.CONCLUSIONS:This method was proved to be accurate and reliable,sensitive and reproducible,and it can be used for determining the content of this tablets.

This paper recommends the early diagnosis of epidemic hemorrhagicfever with immunoenzymatic direct staining (IDS) to study the patient'speripheral white blood cells. The samples of blood smears from 63 patientswere examined under the microscope with this metbod. In 54 patients, the results were positive (85. 71%). We systemically observed 10 blood sam-ples from the patients in different courses of the disease, and found thatduring the period of recovery the results were negative. This method wasalso used to observe the blood smears from both 22 patients infected withother viruses and 20 healthy persons, and a negative result was obtained.It was demonstrated that IDS had stronger specificity. The advantages ofthis method are that blood samples are easily taken, carried and preserved,and that the experimental method is simple. Thus, IDS is of practical signifi-cance in preventing and treating the disease.

Notch signal pathway is closely related to the organism's development and a variety of cancers. Current models available for screening modulators of Notch signal pathway all use mouse Notch protein as substrates and those models which use human Notch protein have not been reported. To make the screen results much more reliable, the authors cloned a truncated form of human Notch1 called N100, and built the screening models for the use of it instead of mouse Notch protein. The models included an in vitro screening model based on the purified gamma-secretase enzyme and a cell model using luciferase reporter system. The screening models then have been verified by the known modulators of Notch signal pathway and the IC50 values have been obtained. The verified models can be used to screen modulators of human Notch signaling pathway effectively and it can lay the foundation for finding new modulators of this kind effectively.
Amyloid Precursor Protein Secretases ; Animals ; Drug Evaluation, Preclinical ; methods ; Humans ; Luciferases ; Mice ; Receptors, Notch ; antagonists & inhibitors ; Signal Transduction

Objective To explore effect of clinical pathway in turnout gene therapy's health education,to promote turnout sufferer's acknowledge of gene therapy,thus to better cooperate the treatment.Methods To apply the clinical pathway to the in-patient health education,to explain and evaluate to the turnout gene therapy's sufferer.Resuits The sufferers'acknowledge of tumour gene therapy promoted and their cognition of the therapy's side effect promoted,so they can better regard gene therapy.Simultaneously the relationship of nurse-sufferer improve and the nurse's ability of health education improved.Conclusion Clinical pathway has good using value in the health educadon of promoting turnout gene therapy's sufferer's acknowledge.