AIM　To observe the protective effects of TGP on local cerebral ischemia. METHODS　The local cerebral ischemia in rat was made by middle cerebral artery occlusion(MCAO). The infraction weight was determined by NBT stain. SOD, MDA and apoptosis were determined with different method respectively. RESULTS　TGP 20 mg*kg-1 ip markedly improved the abnormal nervous symptoms, increased the SOD activity and reduced contentes of MDA in MCAO rat. TGP 20 mg*kg-1 ip significantly decreased the numbers of apoptotic cells in ischemic cortex. CONCLUSION　TGP has protective effects against cerebral infarction, and its mechanism may be related to anti-apoptosis and free radical.

Objective To investigate the diagnostic value of serum tumor markers carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) ,neuron spe-cific enolase(NSE) ,cytokeratin-19 fragments(CYFRA21-1) ,squamous cell carcinoma antigen(SCCA)in the lung cancer .Methods By using electro chemiluminescence immunoassay ,the concentrations of CEA ,NSE ,CYFRA21-1 and SCCA were determined in 98 cases of lung cancer and 30 cases of healthy control group ,and the positive rate ,sensitivity ,specificity ,accuracy were calculated .Re-sults In different lung cancer pathological groups ,the concentrations of the 4 serum tumor markers were significantly higher than the control group(P<0 .05) .CEA had the highest diagnostic sensitivity for detecting adeno carcinoma ,NSE had the highest diag-nostic sensitivity for detecting small cell lung cancers ,CYFRA21-1 had the highest diagnostic sensitivity for detecting squamous carcinoma .The combined tests of four serum tumor markers had higher diagnostic sensitivity and accuracy than single test for lung cancers .Conclusion The four serum tumor markers are valuable in the pathological classification ,diagnosis and differential diagno-sis of lung cancer .The diagnostic sensitivity and the accuracy are obviously higher in combined tests .

In this paper, we studied the effect of total flavones of Hippophae rhamnoides L (TFH) on beating and transmembrane potential of cultured sucking rat cardiac cell. The results indicated that cellular beating rate and beating amplitude were significantly reduced, the action potential duration of 50% and 90% repolarization was sbortened, the slope of phase 4 depolarization was decreased, and other parameters of the action potential showed no significant change. In addition, we also observed that TFH could make the spontaneous abnormal beating of cell change into regular beating. These findings suggested that the mechanism of TFH on cultured cardiac cell might have some relation to antagonizing inward flow of Ca~(2+) and aocelerating the move of k' outward.

[Objective]Giant cell tumor of bone is notorious for its local aggressive behavior and its tendency to recur after operative treatment.Bisphosphonates is the drug of anti-osteoporosis.It is found also have anti-cancer effect recently.We conducted experiment examing the effect of bisphosphonates alendronate on the growth and survival of the cells.To study if bisphosphonates are capable of inducing cells death and significantly inhibiting their growth in vitro.[Method]Cells viability was detected by MTT Assay after the tumor cells were cured with different concentration and different time.Tumor cells apoptosis with in situ TUNEL assay and flow cytometry was detected.The active Caspase-3 was also detected.[Result]After exposure to alendronate,the cells exhibited the characteristic features of cell shrinkage,rounding and partial detachment,and demonstrated the lobulated appearance of apoptotic cells.It was much more prominent while the treating time prolonged or the concentration increased.Alendronate((5 200) M) treatment for 24 h,resulted in 2.79%~31.17% decrease in cell viability,and 11.13%~49.94% for 72 h,respectively.A significant dose-dependent and time-dependent decrease in the number of viable cells was observed in the GCT cells.After Alendronate treat for 24 h,the mean cell population in apoptosis was 14.32% at concentration 5 mmol/l,and 40.24% at 200 mmol/l.It was up to 18.41% and 42.22% respectively after 48 h.In Alendronate-treated GCT cells,Caspase-3 activation was observed.The cell response varied with doses of Alendronate showing the levels of Caspase-3 expression with a dose dependent response.[Conclusion]In conclusion,we demonstrated that bisphosphonate alendronate could inhibit GCT cells in the present study.This response was time-dependent and dose-dependent.Alendronate inducing apoptosis in GCT cells is mediated by the activation of Caspase-3.

Objective:To study the prevalence of mild cognitive impairment (MCI) among elderly people and associated factors to it.Method:A sample of 1865 elderly people aged 60 or above living in Beijing metropolitan area was investigated by a two-stage survey.In the first stage, a door-to-door visit to the subjects was performed by a trained interviewer to conduct general questionnaire including activity daily living assessment, memory and cognitive test.On the second stage, neurologists examined all screened subjects to collect family history and to finish general and neurological examination as well as neuropsychological testing.MCI was diagnosed by the consensus of 2 neurologists.Result:Among the 1865 subjects visited, 217 (11.6%) were defined to have MCI.After adjusted for age and gender the standardized prevalence reaches 8%.Within the people with MCI 22.6% was classified as vascular MCI.The prevalence of MCI was higher in people living in rural area, in people with lower educational attainment, and in people who were labor workers.The prevalence increased with age advancing.Conclusion:Similar to dementia, people with advance aged, with low education and living in rural area are those at high risk of developing MCI.

Objective To express P38 of Schistosoma japonicum in Escherichia coli BL21 and develop the monoclonal antibodies (McAb) against rSjP38. Methods The recombinant plasmid pET32(a)-P38 was transformed into E.coli BL21(DE3). 1 mmol/L IPTG (isopropyl-beta D-thiogalactopyranoside) was used to induce the expression of the recombinant rSjP38. The rSjP38 was soluble in supernatant after sonication and further purified by His-Ni chromatography. BALB/c mice were immunized with the purified rSjP38 and hybridomas were generated with traditional technique. McAbs were screened by ELISA with limited dilution. The subtype and specificity of McAb were identified by kit and Western blot respectively. Results Eight hybridoma cell lines secreting monoclonal antibodies to rSjP38 were obtained. The subtype of all the 8 McAbs are IgG1. Western blotting showed that the 8 McAbs reacted strongly and specifically with native antigen (P38) of Schistosoma japonicum. Conclusions Eight hybridoma cell lines secreting highly specific McAbs against P38 have been established.

OBJECTIVENaringenin has been reported to attenuate Mucin (MUC) 5AC secretion in many pathological models. Many stimuli activate MUC5AC expression through JNK/AP-1 signaling pathways. We hypothesized that naringenin may have inhibitory effects on mucous hypersecretion by modulating MUC5AC production and inhibiting JNK/AP-1 signaling pathways.

METHODThe cell model of mucous hypersecretion was made by human lung adenocarcinoma epithelial (A549) cells stimulated by RSV. A549 cells were subcultured and then randomly divided into 7 groups, which were designated as group C (cell control group), groups R1-3 (cells were infected with RSV at the multiplication of infection (MOI) of 0. 5, 1. 0, 5. 0), groups N1-2 (cells infected with viruses in presence of Nar 30 - 100 mol/L), groups N3-4 (uninfected cells treated with Nar 30 - 100 µmol/L), group D (DMSO), group S (cells infected with viruses in presence of SP600125). After incubating for 24 hrs, the expression of MUC5AC at mRNA and protein level in the groups were determined by real-time quantitative PCR and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). The protein expression changes of JNK, p-JNK and AP-1 were measured by Western blotting.

RESULTThe expressions of MUC5AC protein and mRNA in all RSV infected groups were significantly higher than that in group C in a dose-dependent manner (all P <0. 05). Nar of 30 and 100 µmol/L significantly and dose-dependently decreased RSV-induced secretion of MUC5AC protein in cell supernatant and expression of MUC5AC mRNA (P <0. 05). The relative content of p-JNK, AP-l in R2 groups were 3. 31 ± 0. 34 and 1. 94 ± 0. 05. Theyfrweremtgnificanty increased as compared with group C (both 1. 00 ± 0. 00) (all P <0. 05). The levels of p-JNK in N2 and S groups were 2. 10 ± 0. 20. 27 and 1.±97 ± 0. 16. The levels of AP-1 in N2 and S groups were 1. 40 ± 0. 03, 1. 36 ± 0. 05. Nar and SP600125 led to a largest decrease in levels of p-JNK and AP-1 when compared with group R2 (P <0. 05). The MUC5AC protein in group R2 was (48. 19 ± 0. 47) µg/L. The protein expression of MUC5AC in group R2 was significantly higher than that in group C [(36. 67 ± 1. 50) g/L] with a statistically significant difference (P <0. 05). The protein expression of MUC5AC in groups N2 and S were(43. 17 ± 1. 06) µg/L, (44.±02 ± 0. 99) µg/L, Nar and SP600125 remarkably inhibited RSV-induced secretion of MUC5AC in supernatant of A549 cells (P < 0. 05).

CONCLUSIONSNaringenin might be able to block RSV-induced mucous

Adenocarcinoma ; Blotting, Western ; Cell Line, Tumor ; Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay ; Epithelial Cells ; Flavanones ; pharmacology ; Humans ; Lung Neoplasms ; Mucin 5AC ; secretion ; Mucus ; secretion ; Random Allocation ; Signal Transduction ; Transcription Factor AP-1 ; drug effects

Objectlve To investigate the effects of different ventilation modes on the efficacy of exogenous pulmonary surfactant(PS)for the treatment of rats with ventilator-induced lung injury(VILI).Methods Forty-two male Wistar rats weighing 310-356 g were randomly divided into 6 groups(n=7 each):group CVT6,group SVT6,group CVT10,group SVT10,group CVT14 and group SVT14.The tidal volume(VT)was set at 6,10 and 14 ml/kg respectively and the respiratory rate(RR) was 75,45 and 32 bpm respectively.The animals were anesthetized with intraperitoneal 3% Pentobarbital 50 mg/kg,then tracheostomized and intubated.VILI model was induced by high-pressure ventilation (HPV) with peak inspimtory pressure (PIP) 40 cm H2O and without positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP).The air was injected into the trachea via the airway at the end ofexpiration before HPV (T0,baseline value) and 15-25 min of HPV,the airway pressure monitored and the lung compliance(C) calculated.When C was decreased to half of the baseline value,PEEP was increased to 7.5 cm H20.After the tracheal edema fluid was removed,the PS 100 mg/kg was immediately injected into the trachea in group SVT6,SVT10 and SVT14.The equal volume of air was injected into the trachea in group CVT6,CVT10 and CVr14 instead of PS.Then the rats in different groups were ventilated with the corresponding ventilation modes.MAP was monitored and blood samples were token from femoral artery for blood gas analysis at T0, 5 min after HPV (T1 ), and 15, 30, 60, 90, 120 min (T2-6) after administration of PS. The tracheal edema fluid was collected at T1 and T6.The rats were killed at T6 and the lung tissues taken for microscopic examination. Results With the same ventilation mode, the VILI was significantly alleviated after administration of PS. With different ventilation modes,the lung injury was significantly reduced in group SVT 10 compared with the other groups. Conclusion The efficacy of PS for the treatment of rats with VILI is good using the ventilation strategy with VT of 10 ml/kg and RR of 45 bpm.

With a comparison between the Non-paper Test model and the traditional one in pharmacology test, an objective analysis was made about the strengths and weaknesses of two test models. This practice shows that the paperless examination can promote teaching and help to improve the teaching quality, but need to be further improved.

Objective To analyse the clinical and pathological characteristics,diagnosis,treatment and prognosis of vulvar Bowen's disease.Methods Clinical data including pathological characteristics,diagnosis,treatment methods and follow-up of 18 cases with vulvar Bowen's disease admitted to Cancer Hospital,Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences during January 1991 to June 2011 were retrospectively analyzed.Results The median age of the 18 patients was 37 years (range:23 to 64 years).Sixteen patients had symptoms of vulvar itching and two patients had no symptom.Five cases were single neoplasm focus and the other 13 cases were multiple focuses.The diagnosis of vulvar Bowen's disease was according to the pathological diagnosis.Its diagnostic characteristic was giant round or ovoid cells with mono nucleolus in the whole layer of epidermis.All the patients received operation,eleven with simple vulvectomy and other seven cases with lumpectomy.The median follow-up time was 123 months (range:5 to 197 months).Relapse was found in two cases.One patient relapsed five months postoperation and received vulvectomy.Another patient relapsed fifteen moths post-operation and received lumpectomy again.And they were follow-up for 192months and 55 months respectively after second operation without relapse.Conclusions The diagnostic characteristic of vulvar Bowen's disease is giant round or ovoid cell with mono nucleolus in the whole layer of epidermis,itsdiagnosis is according to the pathological diagnosis.Operation could get very good curative effect for patients with primary vulvar Bowen's disease and even for the recurrent patients.The prognosis of vulvar Bowen's disease is good.