BACKGROUND: To explore the effect of negative feedback mechanism of adipose tissue in the pathogenesis of obesity and type 2 diabetes through analyzing the function of the adipocytokines in regulating energy metabolism and fat accumulation.DATA SOURCES: We searched in the PubMed database of National Library of Medicine in USA for the articles on negative feedback action of adipocytokine, obesity and type 2 diabetes published from Jan 1962 to Nov 2005, using the key words of "adipocytokines, obesity, tumor necrosis factor-α, interleukin-6, leptin, adiponectin, resistin and PGAR" and limited the language to English.STUDY SELECTION: The articles of original researches and associated with energy metabolism and fat accumulation were included. The articles of repetitive researches, reviews and little associated with energy metabolism and fat accumulation were excluded.DATA EXTRACTION: A total of 158 articles were collected, of which 35 were closely correlated with this paper, and the 123 excluded articles were all repetitive studies, reviews and little correlated with this paper.DATA SYNTHESIS: Researches show that the fat tissue is able to secrete adipocytokines to regulate the fat mass, While the mass of body fat increases, the adipocytokines will inhibit lipogenesis and promote lipolysis.Adipocytokines can either resist the action of insulin or suppress the secretion of insulin. Thus lead to lipogenesis inhibition, lipolysis increasing and suppressing the utilization of blood glucose.CONCLUSION: When man develops obesity going up to certain degree,the negative feedback action of adipocytokines may lead to insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes.

Object\ To establish a plantlet regeneration system of Rubus idaeus L for the purpose to obtain a large number of high quality seedling in a short time Methods\ Stem apex and part of the stem were used as the explant and the optimal culture media and conditions were selected by orthogonal design Results\ An optimum culture medium for the induction of callus, adventitious bud and root was obtained which can be carried out in the laboratory with comparative ease and good repeatability Conclusion\ A basic medium + BA 0 2 mg/L+NAA 1 0～1 5 mg/L was most suitable for the induction of callus; a medium + BA 1 mg/L+NAA 0 1～0 2 mg/L+GA 3 6～8 mg/L+CH 300 mg/L was good for the induction of bud; a medium +BA 1 mg/L+NAA 0 1 mg/L+GA 3 2 mg/L was suitable for propagation of the bud; and the basic medium+IBA 0 1 mg/L+NAA 0 5 mg/L was good for the induction of root

This investigation was made with regard to the influences of ultrasound combined with hematoporphyrin on the activities of antioxidative enzyme in ascites hepatoma 22 (H-22) tumor cells, and to a better understanding of the potential biological mechanism of sonodynamic therapy which involved the damage to cells. Combined with 100 microg/ml hematoporphyrin, high intensity focused ultrasound sonication at a frequency of 1.43 MHz and an intensity level of 2.0 W/cm2 was delivered to H-22 tumor cells for 1 min. The viability of cells was evaluated by typan-blue blue exclusion test. The intracellular reactive oxygen species (ROS) levels were determined by 2',7'-dichlorofluorescein diacetata (DCFH-DA). Enzymatic chemical methods were used to measure the activities of key antioxidative enzymes. The results indicated that the cell damage rate of ultrasound combined with hematoporphyrin was significantly higher than that of the treatment with ultrasound alone, and hematoporphyrin alone had no killing effect on H-22 cells. The level of ROS in cell suspension was significantly increased, and the key antioxidative enzyme activities were obviously decreased after treatment with the combined use of ultrasound and hematoporphyrin. We speculated that the decreased activities of key antioxidative enzymes in cells might be involved in mediating the killing effect on H22 cells in sonodynamic therapy.
Animals ; Female ; Glutathione Peroxidase ; metabolism ; Hematoporphyrins ; administration & dosage ; radiation effects ; Liver Neoplasms, Experimental ; enzymology ; therapy ; Mice ; Mice, Inbred ICR ; Photochemotherapy ; methods ; Photosensitizing Agents ; administration & dosage ; radiation effects ; Superoxide Dismutase ; metabolism ; Ultrasonics

Objective To evaluate the enhancing effects of scleral biomechanics and safety of collagen crosslinking by using minimally invasive riboflavin and ultraviolet A.Methods Fifty-six healthy New Zealand white rabbits were randomized into non-cosslinking group,post-crosslinking 1-day group,post-crosslinking 7-day group,postcrosslinking 15-day group,post-crosslinking 1-month group,post-crosslinking 2-month group and post-crosslinking 3-month group,eight for each group.Riboflavin solution at the concentration of 0.1％ was dropped once per 2 minutes for 20 minutes,and then minimally invasive riboflavin and ultraviolet A was carried out in the right eyes by putting the lighting emitting diode (LED) probe end of microinvasive ultraviolet scleral crosslinking device to irradiate the posterior sclera for 30 minutes with the wavelength of 370 nm and radiation energy of 3 mW/cm2,and the left eyes served as the normal controls.The scleral temperature was measured using clinical thermometer during the crosslinking period.The rabbits were sacrificed according to the grouping and the eyeballs were obtained.The scleral thickness was measured by callipers,the pretension and tensile failure tests of sclera strips were tested by micromaterial mechanics performance test system to measure the extreme stress,extreme strain and 8％ elastic modulus.Hematoxylin-eosin staining was employed to examine the morphology of eye tissues.Retinal cell apoptosis was detected by TUNEL assay.Results The scleral thickness was insignificantly different among the non-crosslinking group,post-crosslinking 1-day group,post-crosslinking 7-day group,post-crosslinking 15-day group,post-crosslinking 1-month group,post-crosslinking 2-month group and post-crosslinking 3-month group and between right eyes and left controls (F,es =0.02,P＞0.05;Fgroup =1.71,P＞0.05).Compared with the non-crossliking group,the extreme stress and 8％ elastic modulus of the scleras were significantly increased,and the extreme strain of the scleras was significantly decreased in post-crosslinking 1-day group,post-crosslinking 7-day group,post-crosslinking 15-day group,post-crosslinking 1-month group,postcrosslinking 2-month group and post-crosslinking 3-month group (all at P＜0.05).Not any morphological abnormalities were found in corneas,scleras,irises,ciliary bodies and choroids in various groups.The apoptosis rates of retinal cells were (11.00±0.33)％,(12.33±1.58)％,(12.02±0.45)％,(11.81±0.85)％,(12.15± 0.61)％,(12.14±0.25)％and (11.74±0.63) ％ in the non-crosslinking group,post-crosslinking 1-day group,post-crosslinking 7-day group,postcrosslinking 15-day group,post-crosslinking 1-month group,post-crosslinking 2-month group and post-crosslinking 3-month group,respectively,with no significant difference among the three groups (F =1.78,P =0.14).Conclusions Rabbit sclera collagen crosslinking by using the minimally invasive riboflavin and ultraviolet A can effectively enhance the biomechanical strength of the sclera,and this procedure is safe.