Objective To understand the effect of Schistosoma infection on the gestation in mice.\ Methods Female mice infected with Schistosoma japonicum cercariae, and mated with male mice (uninfected) at 40 d and 100 d post\|infection, the changes during pregnant period and the growth of offspring were observed until birth. The serum level of estradiol and progesterone of the infected mice was measured by RIA at oestrus.\ Results The level of estradiol and progesterone, and the pregnant rate were much lower in schistosome infected group than that of the control. The rate of abortion, the mortality of pregnant mice and the death rate due to abortion of infected mice increased significantly. The mortality increased with the time of merging ♀ and ♂mice in one cage prolonged. The body weight and length of the offspring in both infected and control groups were found no significant difference.\ Conclusion The results revealed that schistosome infection may suppress estradiol and progesterone secretion, decrease the rate of pregnancy, and that it may also increase the complications and mortality during the gestation periods.

Objective To explore the effect of transcription factor E2F1 on the apoptosis of small cell cancer line H446. Methods Plamid vector- mediated E2F1 small hairpin RNA (shRNA) was used to silence E2F1 in H446 cell. RT-PCR and western-blot assay were used to detect the expressions of E2F1 and Bcl-2. The apoptosis rate in H446 cell line was detected by flow cytometry assay. Result E2F1 protein was suppressed in shRNA1-modified H446 cell. Sgnificant difference of the apoptosis was shown between E2F1 shRNA1 group and the other two groups. Additionaly, the expression of Bcl-2 protein increased in E2F1 shRNA1-modified cell line. Conclusions E2F1 is highly expressed in H446 small cell lung cancer cell line. E2F1 promotes apoptosis of H446 through upregulating Bcl-2 expression.

Objective To design a set of software Gene_Norm for the data processing of genechips by normalization methods. Methods Hybridization spots were divided into two groups: "good" and "bad". Turn on off spots were extracted from the "bad" spots. Normalization processing of data was performed by using average ratio. Results Application of Gene_Norm in the processing of high density microarray data (10 080 spots, 42 records of each spot) resulted in satisfactory processing results. Conclusion The software of genechip can be used to process large amount of data. Some parameters can be chosen manually, so the software is of simple operation and wide application.

OBJECTIVE To explore the effect of bisphenol A (BPA) on the differentiation potential of embryonic stem cells, and provide an experimental basis for evaluation of safety of BPA. METHODS Mouse embryonic fibroblasts (MEFs) and embryonic stem cells (ESCs) were treated with BPA 0.1, 1, 10, 100 and 1000 μmol.L-1 for 8 d respectively. The viability of MEFs and ESCs was measured by CCK-8 and lC50 was calculated. The mRNA expression of α-myosin heavy chain in ESCs was tested by RT-PCR to determine lD50 . The embryonic body cultured by suspension method was treated with BPA 0.001, 0.01, 0.1 and 1 μmol.L-1 for 10 d respectively. The changes of marked genes in each blastoderm were detected by RT-PCR. RESULTS lC50 of BPA to mouse ESCs was 5.22×10-4 mol.L-1 , and to MEFs was 6. 25 × 10-4 mol.L-1 . lD50 of BPA to mouse ESCs differentiating to cardiomyocytes was 7.0×10-7 mol.L-1 . BPA 0.001 and 0.01 μmol.L-1 upregulated the expression of the marked genes of mesoderm, fetal liver kinase-1 and globin transcription factor 1. CONCLUSION BPA is a strong embry-otoxic compound. BPA of low concentration can promote the differentiation of mouse ESCs to mesoderm.

OBJECTIVETo investigate the effect of Angelicae Pubescentis Radix (APR) on the activity of endocannabinoid hydrolase and N-acylethanolamine-hydrolyzing acid amidase (NAAA), and to demonstrate the mechanism of anti-inflammatory effect of APR by in vitro lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced inflammation model.

METHODAPR essential oil was extracted by steam distillation, and the chemical components were identified by GC-MS. Enzymatic activity was performed by using recombinant NAAA-overexpressing protein and detected by LC-MS. Lipids were extracted by methonal/chloroform mixure and analyzed by LC-MS. mRNA and protein expression levels of proinflammatory genes were examined by Real time-PCR and ELISA assay kit, respectively. The content of nitro oxide (NO) was detected by Griess reaction.

RESULTTwenty active components were identified from APR essential oil which inhibited NAAA activity in a dose-dependent manner. On the LPS-induced RAW264.7 cells, APR essential oil reversed LPS-suppressed N-palmitoylethanolamide (PEA) contents in a dose-dependent manner and reduced LPS-induced proinflammatory genes, TNF-alpha and IL-6. Moreover, APR essential oil reduced the mRNA expression of iNOS, subsequently reduced the release of NO, a classic inflammatory marker.

CONCLUSIONThe research demonstrated that the effect of APR on inflammation is mediated by the inhibition of NAAA activity, which increase the cellular endobioactor PEA levels and decrease proinflammatory factor. The results suggest that APR can serve as a nature NAAA inhibitor.

Amidohydrolases ; antagonists & inhibitors ; Angelica ; chemistry ; Animals ; Anti-Inflammatory Agents ; pharmacology ; Enzyme Inhibitors ; pharmacology ; Lipopolysaccharides ; pharmacology ; Mice ; Oils, Volatile ; analysis ; pharmacology

Objective:To analyze the clinical characteristics and prognostic factors of gastric stump cancer.Method:The clinical data of 126 gastric stump cancer patients from Jan 1995 to Dec 2014 were collected . We analyzed the survival and prognosis of patients in terms of gender, tumor location, size, clinicopathological stage and treatment methods.Results:For primary surgery, B-Ⅱ GI reconstruction were more likely associated with gastric stump cancer, accounting for 69.8% of the total cases, and cancer was more likely to occur at the anastomotic stoma and in its vicinity, accounting for 62.3%. The 1'- , 3'- , and 5-year survival rates of 126 patients were 90.4%, 57.9%, and 41.2%, respectively. The 1'-, 3'- and 5-year overall survival rates in radical operation group were 96.9%, 74.2% and 53.6% respectively, while it was 69.0%, 3.4% and 0 respectively in palliative operation group (all P<0.01). Univariate analysis showed that tumor size, invasion depth, lymph node metastasis, distant organ metastasis, TNM stage, histological type, treatment mode and chemotherapy were related to the prognosis (all P<0.01). By multivariate analysis, radical resection and chemotherapy were protective factors for the prognosis ( P<0.01). Conclusion:Most gastric stump cancer are associated with distal subtotal gastrectomy and B-Ⅱ reconstruction . Radical resection is an effective therapy for gastric stump cancer.

HBeAg seroconversion refers to the disappearance of HBeAg and the appearance of anti-HBe in chronic hepatitis B (CHB) patients with positive HBeAg in the past. HBeAg seroconversion marks the reductions in viral replication, immune tolerance, and liver inflammation and is an important monitoring indicator for evaluating disease conditions and the effect of CHB antiviral therapy, and it also indicates the endpoint of satisfactory treatment. Exploring the influencing factors for HBeAg seroconversion is of great significance to the selection of treatment regimens and the prognostic evaluation of CHB patients. This article mainly elaborates on the association of HBV with HBeAg seroconversion in CHB patients from the aspects of virological factors, host genetic factors, drug factors, and immunological factors.