Objective To establish the method for detemining the content of Icariin in Chuanlong Guci Pian by HPLC. Methods Diamonsil ODS1 C18 Column was used with acetonitrile-water (27∶73) as the mobile phase, detection wavelength as 270 nm, and flow rate was 1.0 mL/min. Results The calibration curve was linear at the range of 0.125～1.00 ?g for Icariin and linear equation was Y=81 601X+10 356, r 2=0.999 7. The average recovery was 99.12% and RSD was 0.65% (n=6). Conclusion This method was simple, accurate and proper, and the reduplication of the result was good, which provides scientific quantitative analysis of Icariin in Chuanlong Guci Pian.

AIM:To study whether cordycepin (Cordy) plays a role in myocardial protection by regulating the expression of microRNA-455 ( miR-455) and reducing apoptosis induced by endoplasmic reticulum stress in the ischemia -reperfusion (IR) rats.METHODS: SD rats (250 ~300 g) were randomly divided into 3 groups: control group, the chests of the rats were only opened;IR group, the rats were given myocardial ischemia for 30 min, and then reperfusion for 120 min;IR+Cordy group:before IR, the rats were given Cordy (10 mg/kg) through femoral vein injection once a day for one week, and the last injection was given 30 min before ischemia.Automated biochemical analysis was used to detect rat serum activity of LDH and CK-MB.The myocardial endothelial cell ( EC) apoptotic rate was measured by TUNEL , and the ultrastructural changes of the myocardial EC were observed under transmission electron microscope .RT-qPCR was used to detect the expression of miR-455 and the mRNA levels of glucose-regulated protein 78 ( Grp78) and caspase-12 in the myo-cardium.RESULTS:Compared with control group, EC apoptosis in IR group was significantly increased (P<0.05). Compared with IR group , EC apoptosis in IR +Cordy group decreased significantly ( P<0.05 ) .Compared with control group, swelling of mitochondria , irregular membrane , loose wrinkles with vacuoles , disappeared matrix granules , irregular nuclear membrane , chromatin condensation , disappeared nucleoli and even small apoptosis body in the EC were found in IR group.Compared with IR group , the symptoms in IR +Cordy group were greatly improved .Compared with control group, the mRNA expression of Grp78 and caspase-12 as well as the miR-455 level in IR group was increased (P<0.05). Compared with IR group , the mRNA expression of Grp78 and caspase-12, as well as the miR-455 level in IR+Cordy group was decreased (P<0.05).CONCLUSION:Cordycepin attenuates myocardial EC apoptosis , down-regulates the expres-sion of miR-455, and inhibits endoplasmic reticulum stress in the myocardium .

Objective:To investigate the stress distribution surrounding an implant under different thickness of cancellous bone and cortical bone,and to analyze the influence of thickness ratio and total thickness of bone tissues on the reliability of an implant.Methods:By using the commercial finite element method software Abaqus, a simplified three-dimensional model of a jawbone consisting of a cancellous bone,a cortical bone,an implant,and a ceramic crown was constructed,and then the computation was performed.Under the condition that the system was loaded by lateral and normal stresses, the influence of thickness ratio and total thickness of cancellous bone and cortical bone in the stress distribution surrounding the implant was studied,where the thickness ratios were 3∶1, 2∶1, 1∶1, 1∶2, and 1∶3;the total thickness were 0.5, 1.0, 2.0, 3.0 and 4.0 mm, respectively. Results:The maximum stresses on the cortical bone,the cancellous bone as well as the implant were all found to decrease with the increasing of the total thickness of cortical and cancellous bones,with a higher decreasing rate in the range between 0.5-2.0 mm and a lower decreasing rate between 2.0-4.0 mm. More importantly, the maximum value of stress in the cortical bone within the neck region of the implant was observed to increase dramatically via reducing the total thickness below 2 mm, while it was increased insignificantly when the total thickness was above 2.0 mm. Conclusion:The thickness ratio and the total thickness of cancellous bone and cortical bone have strong influence in the stress distribution surrounding the implant.In dental implantation surgery, the total thickness of cancellous bone and cortical bone should be at least 2 mm, and therefore 2 mm is an optimal value.

Objective:To provide suggestions for the construction of technical service platform for the development of Wuhan biop-harmaceutical industry. Methods:The problems and key technical requirements of Wuhan biopharmaceutical industry were hastered and analyzed through such methods as literature search, field investigation, questionnaire investigation and expert consultation. Results and Conclusion:The suggestions for the key technical requirements and the healthy development of Wuhan biopharmaceutical industry are provided.

Telomeres are protective caps located at the ends of human chromosomes. Telomeres shorten with each successive cell di-vision in normal human cells, whereas they are continuously elongated by human telomerase in over 85%of tumors. This simple and attractive difference steers the development of anticancer drugs targeting telomeres and telomerase. Many promising current telo-mere/telomerase-targeting agents, such as GRN163L and GV1001, showed good therapeutic effect both in preclinical studies and phaseⅠ/Ⅱclinical trials. These agents have even entered phaseⅢclinical trials in patients with various tumors. Most therapeutics are more effective when used in combination with standard chemotherapies. Moreover, pharmacological interference with tumor-cell telomere biology to reduce telomere length and/or telomere stability could enhance the effectiveness and safety of radiotherapy. Therapeutics targeting telomere/telomerase may play a key role in radiotherapy in the era of personalized medicine in the future.

Objective To compare the PET response criteria in solid tumors (PERCIST) and response evaluation criteria in solid tumors (RECIST) in the evaluation of therapeutic response in 49 non-small-cell lung cancer(NSCLC) patients.Methods Forty-nine NSCLC patients who received chemotherapy but no surgery were studied.Therapeutic responses were evaluated using 18 F-FDG PET and CT according to the RECIST and PERCIST methods.The PET-CT scans were obtained before chemotherapy and about 2 or 6 weeks after completion of chemotherapy.Firstly the reduction rates of tumor diameter and reduction rates of tumor standardized uptake value were compared with paired t-test.Then the response was classed into 4 levels according to RECIST and PERCIST:PD and PMD =1,SD and SMD =2,PR and PMR =3,CR and CMR =4.Pearson and Chi-square test was used to compare the proportion of four levels in RECIST and PERCIST.Finally one target lesion and two target lesions were compared for RECIST therapeutic evaluation in 33 cases with two target lesions.Results The diameter was (3.52 ± 1.65) cm before the therapy and (2.39 ± 1.43)cm after the therapy.The standardized uptake value was 8.78 ±4.18 vs.5.06 ±3.62 before and after therapy for the first target lesions in 49 patients.The differences of reduction rates between tumor diameter and standardized uptake value were not significant because of selection bias (0.32 ± 0.27 vs.0.28 ±0.64,t =0.176,P ＞0.05).However,there was a significant difference when the reduction rate was compared only in 39 patients in which the standardized uptake values were reduced after therapy (0.39 ± 0.29 vs.0.52 ±0.28,t =-4.08,P ＜0.01).The results of classification were 1/13 for CR/CMR,25/16 for PR/PMR,22/15 for SD/SMD,1/5 for PD/PMD,and 33 cases had no consistent results from RECIST and PERCIST.There was a significant difference in response classification between RECIST and PERCIST (x2 =16.252,P ＜ 0.01).No significant difference was found between one target lesion and two target lesions for RECIST evaluation results in 33 cases (x2 =1.171,P ＞ 0.05),but results of response classification were changed in 5 cases.Conclusions PERCIST criteria may be more sensitive in NSCLC therapeutic evaluation comparing to RECIST criteria.There is a higher proportion with CMR and PMD in PERCIST,but its effect on the prognosis is not yet clear.The number of target lesions may affect the results of therapeutic evaluation with RECIST criteria.

Objective To explore the effect of enalapril combined with folate acid on endothelial function and urine microalbumin(UMA) in patients with hypertension.Methods 120 patients with hypertension were randomly divided into two groups:control group (n =60) was given enalapril 10.0mg/d,observation group (n =60) received enalapril 10.0mg + folic acid 0.4mg/d.The total treatment period was 8 weeks.Blood pressure,plasma homocysteine (Hcy),flow mediated dilation (FMD) and UMA were examined.Results The efficacy of pressure releasinghad no significant difference between two groups.Hcy[(10.2 ± 5.8) μmol/L vs (16.6 ±-8.1) μmol/L,t =3.641],FMD[(14.8 ±5.4)％ vs (8.2±3.5)％,t =7.325] and UMA[(14.8 ±5.4)mg/L vs (31.6 ±9.5)mg/L,t =8.221] of two groups were significantly different after treatment.Conclusion Combination therapy of enalapril and folate acid can decrease plasma Hey and UMA,restore vascular endothelium function in patients with hypertension.

Objective Lungs from non-heart-beating donors for transplantation require protection against warm ischemic damage.This study investigated the preservative effect of Ventilation with cooled carbon monoxide during warm ischemia in non-heart-beating donor rat lungs.Method 18 rats were divided into a CO group (n =6),which received ventilation with low-dose carbon monoxide at normal temperature during a 4-hour warm ischemic period; a Control group (n =6),which received no ventilation at normal temperature; a cooling CO group (n =6),which received ventilation with cooled carbon monoxide.PaO2,Myeloperoxidase (MPO) activity,Bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) neutrophil count and the wet-to-dry (W/D) lung weight ratio were recorded in every group.Quantitative real-time RT-PCR was used to analysis the expression of IL-1β and caspase 3 mRNA in graft lung tissures.Result Endobronchial temperatures and lung surface temperatures in the Cooling CO group were lower than those in the corresponding Control group and CO group (P＜ 0.01).Lower wet/dry lung weight ratio,MPO activity,BAL neutrophil count,expression of IL-1β and caspase 3 mRNA in graft lung tissures were seen in the Cooling group compared with the Control group and CO group (P＜0.05).Conclusion Ventilation with cooled carbon monoxise can decrease lung temperature and improve the protecting effect on non-heart-beating donor rat lungs againt worm ischemic injury by inhibiting the expression of proimflammatory factor IL-1β and apoptosis-associated gene caspase 3.

Gadolinium DTPA ; Humans ; Magnetic Resonance Imaging ; Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease

objeetive To consecutively understand the current national clinical testing quality and enforce quality-control of auto-antibody detection.Methods Hospitals or departments were recruited by letters or telephone communications:The autoantibodies examined for quality control survey included anti-nuclear antibodies (ANA),anti-double-stranded DNA (A-dsDNA)antibody,anti-extractable nuclear antigens(A-ENA)antobodies,anti-mitochondria antibody(AMA)/anti-smooth muscle antibody(ASMA),and anti-CCP antibody.Each autoantibody was tested in 3 samples, and altogether 15 samples in total for testing.Sample designation and testing results data analysis were double-blinded.Results Fifltv-five hospitals/departments participated in this survey.The accuracy rates for this survey were 92%,89%,96%,72%respectively for ANA,A-dsDNA,AMA/ASMA,and anti-CCP.Anti-ENAs were further divided into anti-RNP,Sm,SSA,SSB and Scl-70 subgroups,and the accuracy rates were 98%,89%,92%,75%and 77% respectively.Conelusion Compared to the previous 3 national surveys.accuracy rates in our country's autoantibody testing is increaseing steadly with more testing items included each year.This indicats that the quality of auto-antibody testing is improving across the country.