Objective To discuss the effects of Paclitaxel(PTX) on levels of CD28 and CTLA-4,B lymphocyte stimulator(BAFF) in experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis(EAE).Methods The 50 rats were divided into 5 groups by the random number table, 10 rats in each group,the doses of small group,Middle group, High group were 1 mg/kg,2 mg/kg,4 mg/kg by intraperitoneal injection for 10 consecutive days, the normal group and model group were injected 0.9% NS 2 mL,Using brain tissue score to estimate the neurological dysfunctions of rats.Using flow cytometry to detect the levels of CD28 and CTLA-4,using enzyme-linked immunosorbent (ELISA) to detect the levels of BAFF.Results The brain tissue score in PTX experimental groups were lower than model group,the comparative differences between groups were statistically significant(P < 0.01);The levels of CD28 in PTX groups were lower than EAE group,the comparative differences between groups were statistically significant(P < 0.01).The levels of CTLA-4 in PTX groups were higher than EAE group,the comparative differences between groups were statistically significant(P < 0.01);the content of BAFF in all PTX groups were lower than EAE control group.Conclusions PTX could decrease the brain tissue score,the mechanism may adjust the express of CD28、CTLA-4 in brain and the expression of BAFF.PTX may have preventive and therapeutic effects on EAE rats.

Prostate cancer is the most common cancer among males in the United states,and the incidence has risen dramatically in recent years in China. Lymph node metastasis is a strong predictor of the metastatic potential and poor outcome of prostate cancer. Animal models of human prostate cancer lymphatic metastasis can be used to study the pathogenesis and metastatic mechanisms of prostate cancer,and evaluate the efficacy of new drugs for lymphatic metastasis of prostate cancer. This paper reviews commonly-used animal models of human prostate cancer lymphatic metastasis,including xenograft mouse models,genetically engineered mouse models,rat models and canine models,analyzes their advantages and disadvantages,presents their functions and characteristics,introduces the applications of cancer stem cells in these models and test methods of these models,and highlights the main problems to be solved.

Objective To analyze the clinical features and image characteristic of neuro-Behcet disease with epileptic seizure as the primary symptom. Methods The data of 4 patients with neuro-Behcet disease with epileptic seizure as the first symptom were collected and retrospectively analyzed. Results One patient had recurrent joint pain in the department of dermatology, and 1 patient had blurred vision in the department of ophthalmology. They were shifted to department of neurology because of epileptic seizure. Head CT of four patients were normal. There were abnormal signal in brainstem in 2 cases, and in the other 2 cases, there were symmetry abnormal signals in periventricle, centrum semiovale. The abnormal signal was low in T1 weighted image and high in T2 weighted image, flair, diffuse weighing imaging , but there were no abnormal signals in cortex in these 4 cases. In CSF examination, 3 patients′cell number was high, 1 patient′s cell number was normal, 2 patients′protein levels were high, and the other 2 patients′protein levels were normal. One patient had spike wave and sharp wave in video-EEG, and the other 3 patients were normal. Conclusions Epileptic seizure is rare in neuro-Behcet disease, and CT and MRI is frequently-used in diagnosing nervous system disease. There are no abnormal signals in cortex, but there are generalized tonic-clonic seizure, which may relate with the abnormal discharge of cortex.

OBJECTIVE:To study the protective effect of sivelestat sodium on experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE) model rats. METHODS:60 Wistar rats were randomly divided into normal control group (normal saline),model group (normal saline),positive drug group [prednisone acetate tablets 5 mg/(kg·d)] and sivelestat sodium low-dose,middle-dose and high-dose groups [5,8,10 mg/(kg·d)] with 10 rats in each group. Except for normal control group,other groups were given guin-ea pig spinal cord homogenate as antigen to produce EAE model,and then given relevant medicine ip since the same day of model-ing,for consecutive 16 d. The neurologic function of mice was scored,and pathological changes of brain and spinal cord were ob-served;the content of IFN-γ,IL-4,CCL3,chemotactic factor CCL5 regulating and activating normal T cell expression and secre-tion were determined. RESULTS:Compared with normal control group,neurological function score and the content of IFN-γ, CCL5 and CCL3 increased,while IL-4 content decreased (P<0.01);myelinoclasis and inflammatory cell infiltration occurred. Compared with model group,neurological function score and the content of CCL3 and CCL5 decreased in positive drug group and sivelestat sodium low-concentration,medium-concentration and high-concentration groups (P<0.01);both myelinoclasis and in-flammatory cell infiltration relieved;the content of IFN-γdecreased,while IL-4 content increased in positive drug group and sivele-stat sodium high-concentration group;IL-4 content increased in sivelestat sodium medium-concentration group (P<0.01);there was no statistical significance in other groups(P>0.05). Above effect depended on drug dose. CONCLUSIONS:Sivelestat sodium can relieve myelinoclasis and inflammatory cell infiltration,and the mechanism may be related to the decrease of IFN-γ content, the increase of IL-4 content,and inhibition of CCL3 and CCL5 expression in peripheral blood.

Objective The purpose of this paper was to evaluate the clinical value of double-contrast barium(DCB) combined with CT in the diagnosis of gastric carcinoma.Methods 112 patients with gastric carcinoma confirmed by surgery and pathology between 1990 and 1997 were included.69 patients took DCB of the upper gastric intestinal tract.43 patients were given CT scans,in whom 32 patients took DCB before CT.Results The accuracy of gastric carcinoma staging determined by DCB were 91.3%.The accordant rate of gross type of gastric carcinoma determined by DCB and the combined way were respectively 67.74% and 72.41%,superior to CT(47.22%,?

Objective To prepare two types of biodegradable modified materials (chitosan and collagen)and evaluate whether the new materials are suitable for tissue engineering cartilage.Methods Collagen and chitosan were both modified by poly-γ-benzyl-L-glutamate-co-glutamine acid (PBLG-co-PGA) with different proportions.The contact angle,degradation rate,tensile strength,cell attachment and cytocompatibility were tested and compared.Results As the PBLG-co-PGA content varied,the degradation rates of PBLG-co-PGA composites became adjustable,the hydrophilicity of PBLG-co-PGA/chitosan was improved,and the tensile strength increased in PBLG-co-PGA/collagen composite.The composites with 30％ PBLG-co-PGA were chosen for cytocompatibility and cell attachment experiments.The rabbit condrocytes grew significantly better on PBLG-co-PGA/chitosan than on other three materials(P＜0.05).Conclusion PBLG can improve the hydrophilicity,tensile strength and regulate the degradation rate of composite materials,and the cytocompatibility of the composites with 30％ of PBLG is good,among which PBLG-co-PGA/chitosan can even promote cell proliferation.It could be a new choice of scaffold for tissue engineering cartilage.

Objective To explore the effect of vasoactive intestinal peptide ( VIP) on the prevention and treatment of experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis(EAE) rats by regulating the levels of IFN-γand IL-17A in brain tissue. Methods Sixty healthy female Wistar rats were randomly divided into 4 groups:normal control group, EAE control group, VIP low-dose group and VIP high-dose group.Myelin basic protein ( MBP)+complete Freurd′s adjuvant ( CFA) was used to establish an EAE model.The low and high-dose VIP groups were intraperitoneally injected with VIP 4 nmol/kg(0.2 ml) and 16 nmol/kg (0.8 ml) respectively every other day,while normal control group and EAE group with 0.8 ml saline for ten consecutive days.The incubation period, progression and peak of neurological dysfunction score ( NDS) changes of rats were recorded.The pathological changes, the GFAP+astrocyte activation in the brain at the morbidity peak of rats and the cytokine levels of IFN-γand IL-17A in brain tissue were observed.Results The incubation period was extended, the progression and peak NDS were shortened in the two VIP groups.In normal control group, there was no inflammatory cell infiltration or active astrocytes in brain tissue.The degree of infiltration of inflammatory cells and the degree of astrocyte activation in the VIP control group were significantly lower than in the EAE group.The cytokine levels of IFN-γand IL-17A in brain tissue were reduced in VIP groups.Conclusion By lowering IFN-γand IL-17A content in brain tissue, the infiltration of inflammatory cells and astrocyte activation are inhibited.VIP plays an important role in prevention and control of EAE.

Objective To investigate the etiological, clinical and neuroimaging features of symmetric corpus callosum lesions. Methods The clinical data of 27 patients with symmetric corpus callosum lesions were analyzed including the etiological, clinical and neuroimaging data retrospectively. Results In 27 patients, 16 patients suffered from chronic alcoholic encephalopathy, 5 patients suffered from viral encephalitis, 2 patients suffered from disturbance of water and electrolyte, 1 patient suffered from acute disseminated encephalomyelitis(ADEM), 2 patients suffered from brain trauma, and the etiology of 1 patient was unknown. Clinical manifestation: 8 patients had conscious disturbance, 5 patients had psychological and behavior disorder, 5 patients had epileptic seizure, 4 patients had ataxia, 3 patients had dysarthria and 2 patients had headache. There were abnormalities in CT scans and MRI. Manifestations in CT scans were symmetric low-density focus with clear boundary in corpus callosum. The performance in MRI was low-signals on T1WI but high signals on T2WI and DWI images, and there might be other intracranial lesions. In the follow-up period, foci disappeared in 15 patients, and foci persisted in 7 patients. Four patients lost in follow-up periods, and 1 patient was not followed up because of death. Conclusions The causes of symmetric corpus callosum lesions include chronic alcoholic encephalopathy, infections, disturbance of water and electrolyte and demyelination. And in some patients the cause is unknown up to now. The etiological treatment and symptomatic treatment are the common treating ways in clinic.

Objective To investigate the effects of parecoxib pretreatment on the intrapulmonary shunt during one-lung ventilation in patients undergoing esophageal cancer resection.Methods Forty ASA Ⅰ or Ⅱ patients of both sexes,aged 25-64 yr,weighing 45-70 kg,with body height 156-178 cm,undergoing elective esophageal surgery,were randomly divided into 2 groups (n =20 each):normal saline group (group NS) and parecoxib group (group P).Parecoxib 40 mg (in normal saline 10 ml) was injected intravenously 30 min before anesthesia in group P,while the equal volume of normal saline was given instead of parecoxib in group NS.Anesthesia was induced with iv injection of propofol,fentanyl and rocuronium.Bronchial blocker was inserted after tracheal intubation and the correct position was confirmed by bronchoscopy.Anesthesia was maintained with iv infusion of propofol and remifentanil and intermittent iv boluses of atracurium.HR,MAP,SpO2 and mean airway pressure (Pmean)were determined at 5 min of two-lung ventilation,at 40 min of one-lung ventilation,and at 30 min after re-expansion of the collapsed lung (T0-2).Blood samples were taken simultaneously from jugular vein and radial artery for blood gas analysis.Intrapulmonary shunt (Qs/Qt) was calculated.Results There were no significant differences in hemodynamic parameters and Pmean between the two groups (P ＞ 0.05).PaO2 was significantly lower,while Qs/Qt was significantly higher at T1,2 than at T0 in groups NS and P (P ＜ 0.05).PaO2 was significantly higher,while Qs/Qt was significantly lower at T2 than at T1 in groups NS and P (P ＜ 0.05).Qs/Qt was significantly lower at T1,2 and PaO2 was significantly higher at T2 in group P than in group NS (P ＜ 0.05).Conclusion Parecoxib 40 mg injected intravenously at 30 min before anesthesia can reduce the intrapulmonary shunt during one lung ventilation in patients undergoing esophageal cancer resection.

Objective To explore the effect of vasoactive intestinal peptide (VIP) on the content of IL-17A in the brain tissue of rat models of experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis ( EAE) .Methods Sixty healthy female Wistar rats were randomly divided into normal control group, EAE control group, low-dose VIP group and high-dose VIP group. Ten healthy guinea pigs were used to prepare anti-IL-17A antibody.Myelin basic protein ( MBP) +complete adjuvant ( CFA) were used to establish the EAE model.Since the first day of modelling, the low-dose and high-dose VIP groups received intraperitoneal injection of VIP 4 nmol/kg (0.2 mL) and 16 nmol/kg (0.8 mL), respectively, every other day for 10 consecutive days.The normal control group and EAE group were injected with 0.8 mL saline instead of VIP.The incubation period, progression and the peak of neurological dysfunction scores ( NDS) of the rats were recorded.The levels of IL-17A in the brain tissue was determined by ELISA assay, and the GFAP+astrocyte activation in brain at morbidity peak in the rats was examined using anti-GFAP ( glial fibrillary acidic protein) antibodies.Results The incubation period were extended, the progression period was shortened and the peak neuological dysfunction score ( NDS) was decreased in the VIP-treated groups, in a dose-response relationship.The cytokine levels of IL-17A and the astrocyte activation degree in brain tissue were reduced in each VIP dose group, in a dose-response relationship.Conclusions VIP exerts therapeutic effect on experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis through lowering the IL-17A content and inhibition of astrocyte activation in the brain tissue.