To study the expression of angiotensin Ⅱ (AngⅡ) type 2 receptor (AT2R) and its effect on the proliferation and migration of vascular smooth muscle cell (VSMC) in rats. The recombinant adenoviral vector, AdCMV AT2R, containing rat AT2 receptor gene was constructed by homologous recombination, and then it was used to transfer AT2 receptor gene to rat VSMC in vitro. The expression of AT2R, bcl 2 and bax mRNA was detected by RT PCR and the rate of expression in VSMC was determined by flow cytometer. Cell proliferation was determined by incorporation of bromodeoxyuridine(BrdU) and 3 (4,5 dimethyl thiazol 2 yl)2,5 diphenytetrazolium bromide(MTT) respectively. The modified Boyden chamber method was used to test the migration of VSMC. Apoptosis was quantified by flow cytometer and by terminal deoxynucleotide transferase mediated dUTP nick end labeling(TUNEL) in situ. RT PCR showed that the expression of AT2R mRNA increased obviously in transferred VSMC, and the peak value of expression rate was about 89.51% at 48 hours; bax mRNA was also increased by 76.3% at the same time. When the expression of AT2R was at peak value, the OD value of MTT and BrdU incorporation were reduced by 61.4% and 51.6% respectively( P

Based on the research of plant taxonomy and botanical investigation, microscopic characteristics of the root, stem, leaf transverse section and powder of Atropa belladonna were studied for identification of the herb. The research detailed and made clear to the description identification and microscopic characteristics of officinal parts of the herbs. The work provided reference for the identification of A. belladonna herbs and pieces of work in the future, as well as a theoretical basis for the further research, development, medicinal use and the upgrading of quality standards.
Atropa belladonna ; anatomy & histology ; cytology ; Microscopy ; methods ; Plant Epidermis ; anatomy & histology ; cytology ; Plant Leaves ; anatomy & histology ; cytology ; Plant Roots ; anatomy & histology ; cytology ; Plant Stems ; anatomy & histology ; cytology ; Plant Stomata ; anatomy & histology ; cytology ; Plants, Medicinal ; anatomy & histology ; cytology

A BBB co-culture cell model consisting of rat brain microvascular endothelial cells (BMEC) and astrocytes (AS) was established to study the effect of Angelica dahurica coumarins on the transport behavior of puerarin across blood-brain barrier (BBB) in vitro and in vivo. The barrier function of this model was evaluated by measuring the transendothelial resistance, phenol red permeability and BBB related protein expression. The permeability assay and western blot methods were performed to study the effects of Angelica dahurica coumarins on the BBB permeability and the expression of BBB related protein. The animal experiment protocols in this study were approved by the Animal Ethics Committee of Xi'an Jiaotong University (Animal Ethics No.: 2021-1329). The results showed that the established BMEC/AS co-culture model could be used to evaluate drug transport across BBB in vitro. After combined with Angelica dahurica coumarins, the transport capacity of puerarin was significantly increased in vitro and in vivo. Additionally, Angelica dahurica coumarins enhanced BBB permeability and inhibited the protein expression of P-glycoprotein (P-gp), zonula occludens-1 (ZO-1) and occludin. Angelica dahurica coumarins might increase BBB permeability by inhibiting the expression of P-gp and tight junction protein, thereby increasing the content of puerarin in brain tissue.

Objective To observe the hemodynamic changes of acute after cardiac resynchronization therapy(CRT) interruption in patients with chronic heart failure (CHF),and explore the benefit of hemodynamic of the reverse remodeling and non-reverse remodeling CHF patients during CRT.Methods 46 CHF patients who had undergone implantation of CRT device for more than 6 months were enrolled in the study.The reverse remodeling and non-reverse remodeling were identified by reduction of LV end-systolic volumes ≥ 15％.The two groups underwent echocardiography,and mitral regurgitation area (MRA),velocity time integral of aortic valve (VTI-AV),velocity time integral of mitral valve(VTI-MV),maximum rising rate of left intra-ventricular pressure(+ dp/dtmax),LVFT/T were measured in on and off mode of CRT.Hemodynamic indicators of two groups were compared in CRT on and off modes.The rate of changes of above mentioned parameters ΔMRA,ΔVTI-AV,ΔVTI-MV,Δdp/dt and ΔLVFT/T were calculated and compared in the two groups.Results MRA had significant increasing in both group after 10 minutes intereuption of CRT (P ＜0.01).Two groups had significant worsening of VTI-AV,VTI-AV,+ dp/dtmax and LVFT/T after 10 minutes interruption of CRT as compared to CRT-on mode (P ＜0.05).ΔMRA,ΔVTI-MV,Δdp/dt of reverse remodeling group significantly higher than non-reverse remodeling group(P ＜0.05).But there was no difference in ΔVTI-AV and ΔLVFT/T(P ＞0.05).Conclusions The hemodynamic index become worsening after 10 minutes interruption of CRT in both group of medium-and long-term CRT patients especially in reverse remodeling group,suggesting that patients of both groups have obtained hemodynamic benefits continuously during CRT.Reverse remodeling group get more benefits than non reverse remodeling group.

This study was aimed to explore the difference of NK cell receptor NKG2D and NKG2A expression on NK cells and CD3(+) T cells and their ligand MHC-I A/B (major histocompatibility complex class I-related chains A/B) and HLA-E expression in leukemia cells, as well as its immunological significance. Flow cytometry was used to detect the killing rate of NK92 cells to 8 leukemia cell lines, and the expression of NKG2D and NKG2A on NK cells and CD3(+) T cells as well as their ligand MHC-I A/B and HLA-E expression on leukemia cells. The results indicated that the NK92 showed different killing activity to different leukemia cell lines. The positive expression rate of NKG2D and NKG2A on NK cells and CD3(+) T cells in ALL patients was no significantly different from that in AML patients (p > 0.05), but positive expression rate of MHC-I A/B and HLA-E in ALL patients was obviously higher than that in AML patients (p < 0.05). It is concluded that there is difference of immune cell function between ALL and AML patients, this difference may be associated with the expression difference of NKG2D and NKG2A ligands on leukemia cells while does not associated with the killing and inhibiting receptors expressed on NK cells and CD3(+) T cells.
Adolescent ; Adult ; Aged ; Aged, 80 and over ; Child ; Child, Preschool ; Female ; Histocompatibility Antigens Class I ; genetics ; metabolism ; Humans ; Infant ; Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute ; genetics ; metabolism ; Male ; Middle Aged ; NK Cell Lectin-Like Receptor Subfamily C ; genetics ; metabolism ; NK Cell Lectin-Like Receptor Subfamily K ; genetics ; metabolism ; Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma ; genetics ; metabolism ; Young Adult

OBJECTIVETo explore the relationship between aggressive behaviors, parent-child separation and experience of childhood abuse among junior high school students.

METHODSA total of 1417 students in ordinary junior high schools from 3 townships in Huoshan, Anhui were involved in this study. Self-made questionnaire was used to estimate aggressive behaviors, parent-child separation in childhood, child abuse and social demographic information of the students under this study.

RESULTSRelated scores (2.52 ± 0.78) on physical aggression in boys was higher than in girls (2.29 ± 0.79) while the scores related to anger (2.60 ± 0.82) and hostility (2.58 ± 0.80) in girls, were higher than those in boys (2.41 ± 0.75, 2.47 ± 0.78), all with statistically significant differences (P < 0.05). Scores related to different types of aggressive behaviors and the scores in total, were higher in students from the senior class (P < 0.001). Scores on items as verbal aggression, hostility and in total, were higher in those adolescents which had undergone maternal-child separation during their childhood (P < 0.05). Scores on hostility and in total, were higher in those adolescents which had suffered from father-child separation during their childhood (P < 0.05). Scores related to anger, hostility and in total, were higher in those adolescents which had undergone both parent-child separation when they were much younger (P < 0.05). Students who had suffered from various types of repeated abuse showed higher scores in various types of aggressive behaviors and in total, than those who did not have the same experience. Most of the differences among groups were statistically significant (P < 0.05).

CONCLUSIONStudents that suffered parent-child separation in their earlier childhood and with repeated experiences of abuse in childhood appeared to be risk factors causing aggressive behaviors to develop during the age of adolescence.

Adolescent ; Aggression ; Child ; Child Abuse ; Female ; Humans ; Male ; Risk Factors ; Schools ; Students ; Surveys and Questionnaires

Objective:To investigate the expression of immunoglobulin A (IgA) in human mesangial cells (HMCs).Methods:The HMCs were cultured.The subcellular location of IgA was detected by immunofluorescence staining;the transcripts of Ig α,Ig κ and Ig λ constant region were detected by reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) and further analyzed by DNA sequencing.The expressions of Igαt and Ig λ were detected at transcription level by Western blot after the cytoplasmic protein extraction.The culture supernatant was collected to explore whether IgA could be secreted out of the cell and the protein was further analyzed by mass spectrometry after being purified by affinity chromatography with jacalin-sepharose.The results of DNA sequencing and mass spectrometry were aligned with the mRNA and amino acid sequences in the National Center of Biotechnology Information (NCBI) data-base.Results:By immunofluorescence staining,we detected the presence of IgA heavy chain Ig α,light chain,both Ig κ and Ig λ in expressions of transcripts of Ig α1,Ig α2,Ig κ and Ig λ in the HMCs and the alignment of the sequences of the RT-PCR products with those of the Ig Cα1,Ig Cα2,Ig κ and Ig λ mRNA in the NCBI database exhibited that the similarities were 99％,97％,98％ and 97％,respectively.Western blot showed Ig α and Ig λ expressions in the cell lysate and secretion of Ig α1 and Ig α2 heavy chains in cell culture supernatant.To further explore the protein that secreted into the supernatant,after supernatant affinity chromatography with jacalin-sepharose,the proteins were separated by sodium dodecyl sulfonate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (SDS-PAGE) and the band approximating to 65 000 was cut and sent to mass spectrometry.The results were aligned with the amino acid sequences of Ig α1 and Ig α2 constant region in NCBI database,showing that amino acids between No.52 and No.104,amino acids between No.154 and No.221,amino acids between No.276 and No.327 from Ig Cα1 and amino acids between No.52 and No.113,amino acids between No.151 and No.204,amino acids between No.251 and No.314 from Ig Cα2 were the same with those derived from B cells.Conclusion:Our findings suggested that HMCs could synthesize and secret IgA.

Objective To assess whether strain parameters derived from three-dimensional speckle tracking imaging ( 3D-STI) could identify improvement of cardiac function and predict response of patients with immunoglobulin light-chain cardiac amyloidosis ( AL-CA) following chemotherapy . Methods Totally 13 patients with AL-CA [aged (58 .5 ± 8 .9)years;69％ males] were treated with melphalan or bortezomib-based regimens and by regular chemotherapy for 6 months .The clinical data was collected . Maximal left ventricular wall thickness (MLVWT) ,left ventricular mass index (LVMI) ,left ventricular ejection fraction ( LVEF) ,systolic mitral annular velocity ( s′) ,early diastolic mitral annular velocity echocardiography ( e′) , 3D-STI global longitudinal ,circumferential ,radial and area strain (GLS ,GCS ,GRS ,and GAS) ,the standard deviation of time to peak longitudinal strain among 16 left ventricular segments ( TS-SD_GLS ) were obtained by conventional echocardiography and 3D-STI . In addition ,serologic biomarkers including N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide ( NT-proBNP) and free light chains ( FLC) were acquired at baseline and 6 months after chemotherapy . These patients were divided into two groups according to difference of FLC :complete response (CR) group and Non-CR group . The clinical data ,cardiac ultrasound parameters and serological parameters were compared between groups ,each group parameters at baseline and 6 months after chemotherapy were compared within the group.Results ①There were no significant differencein conventional echocardiographic parameters ,GCS ,GRS and GAS ,as well as TS-SD_GLS in either group between before and after chemotherapy . But GLS was improved only in CR group ( P = 0 .036) ,and its improvement was correlated with the decrease in NT-proBNP ( r = -0 .738 , P = 0 .037) . ② In baseline evaluation ,patients in Non-CR group had increased LVMI ,deteriorated e′ and GLS ,and longer Ts-SD as compared to those in CR group ( all P < 0 .05 ) . ③ ROC analysis revealed that these parameters had discriminative ability to forecast those with better therapeutic effectiveness ,esecially for AL-CA patients with baseline LVMI<96 .55 g/m2 ,e′>4 .7 cm/s ,absolute value of GLS>16 .6％ ,and TS-SD_GLS<35 .2 ms ,which may have better hematologic response to chemotherapy . Conclusions GLS can identify early improvement of cardiac function in AL-CA patients after chemotherapy . Moreover ,LVMI ,e′,GLS and TS-SD_GLS are sensitive measurements of pre-treatment ventricular impairment ,and may predict better response to chemotherapy .

Faecalibacterium prausnitzii (F.prausnitzii) is the most abundant intestinal microorganisms in the intestine of healthy adults and has been considered as a biological indicator of human health. In recent years, many studies have shown that F. prausnitzii abundance is reduced in different intestinal diseases. Further more, scholars found F.prausnitzii plays an important role in intestinal mucosal barrier protection and inflammation suppression in intestinal diseases. Therefore, it has been proposed that the abundance of F. prausnitzii may serve as a biomarker to assist in gut diseases diagnostics, providing a new idea for the clinical diagnosis and treatment of intestinal diseases. This article reviews the research progress of F.prausnitziiin in intestinal diseases.

OBJECTIVETo analyze possible difference in bronchial asthma between ethnic and geographic groups and explore its correlates among Uygur and Han adults in Turpan Prefecture, Xinjiang.

METHODSOne hundred and sixty-six clinically diagnosed asthmatic patients at Turpan Prefecture Hospital, Xinjiang, 86 of Uygur and 80 of Han ethnic, and 166 1:1 matched controls from ophthalmological outpatient department at the same hospital were recruited into the study. Interview with questionnaire was conducted and serum levels of eosinophilic cation protein (S-ECP), total IgE (T-IgE) and specific IgE (S-IgE) were measured for all of the participants to study related factors for asthma with univariate and multivariate conditional logistic regression analyses.

RESULTSBronchial infection (OR(U) = 5.111, 95%CI: 1.203 - 21.710; OR(H) = 2.498, 95%CI: 1.471 - 5.069), family history of asthma (OR(U) = 3.078, 95%CI: 1.812 - 5.188; OR(H) = 2.711, 95%CI: 1.010 - 6.176), personal allergy history (OR(U) = 2.083, 95%CI: 1.043 - 4.162; OR(H) = 3.998, 95%CI: 1.739 - 9.198), weather change (OR(U) = 2.218, 95%CI: 1.199 - 3.778; OR(H) = 1.733, 95%CI: 1.004 - 2.994) and positive S-IgE (OR(U) = 1.592, 95%CI: 1.018 - 2.491; OR(H) = 3.858, 95%CI: 2.246 - 8.507) correlated with asthma in patients of both Uygur and Han ethnic. Percentage of asthma attack induced by respiratory infection [59.30% (51/86)] and weather change [36.05% (31/86)] in Uygur patients was significantly higher than that in Han ethnic [42.50% (34/80) and 21.25% (17/80), respectively], but percentage of those with personal allergy history [48.75% (39/80)] and positive S-IgE [52.50% (42/80)] in Han ethnic was significantly higher than that in Uygur [32.56% (28/86) and 30.23% (26/86), respectively]. Levels of S-ECP and T-IgE in patients with moderate and severe asthma of both Uygur and Han ethnic [(S-ECP(U) = 7.95 +/- 3.98) microg/L, S-ECP(H) = (11.21 +/- 4.74) microg/L, T- IgE(U) = (72.23 +/- 45.92) kU/L, T-IgE(H) = (108.81 +/- 64.07) kU/L, respectively]were significantly higher than those in controls of the same ethnic [S- ECP(U) = (1.94 +/- 1.16) microg/L, S-ECP(H) = (2.07 +/- 1.63) microg/L, T-IgE(U) = (46.19 +/- 32.47) kU/L, T-IgE(H) = (50.97 +/- 38.51) kU/L; t values were 8.96, 10.52, 2.81, 4.97, P < 0.01], higher in Han ethnic than those in Uygur (t values were 3.01, 2.68, P < 0.01).

CONCLUSIONBronchial infection, family asthma history, personal allergy history, weather change and positive S-IgE all were important correlates of asthma in Turpan Prefecture, Xinjiang. Levels of S-ECP and T-IgE in patients with moderate and severe asthma increased during its attacks, higher in Han ethnic than those in Uygur. Genetic and environmental factors may be involved in occurrence and development of asthma.

Adult ; Asthma ; blood ; epidemiology ; ethnology ; Causality ; China ; epidemiology ; Climate ; Environmental Exposure ; Eosinophil Cationic Protein ; blood ; Female ; Humans ; Immunoglobulin E ; blood ; Logistic Models ; Male ; Pedigree ; Surveys and Questionnaires