Growth hormone mainly promotes metabolism, and growth and development, and works for all organs and organizations. Some studies have found that growth hormone also played a role in the neurogenesis and neural repair after neural diseases. This paper summarized the role of growth hormone in the treatment for some neural diseases and the possible mechanisms.

Objective To observe the effect of Tongqiaohuoxue decoction on cognitive impairment in rats with traumatic brain injury and explore the mechanisms. Methods 70 Sprague-Dawley rats were randomized into normal group (n=10), sham operated group (n=20), untreated group (n=20) and treatment group (n=20). Controlled cortical impact device was utilized to establish traumatic brain injury model. The treatment group received Tongqiaohuoxue decoction 5 ml/d, and other groups received distilled water. The cognitive function of rats was evaluated with Morris water maze 1, 2, 3, 4 weeks post operation. And the rats were sampled to test the expression of brain-derived neu-rotrophic factor (BDNF) and synaptophysin (Syn) I in hippocampus through immunohistochemistry. Results The escape latency was longer in the untreated group than in the normal group in all the time points (P<0.05), and was longer in the treatment group than in the normal group 1 and 2 weeks after injury (P<0.05), with no significant difference 3 and 4 weeks after injury (P>0.05). And it was shorter in the treat-ment group than in the untreated group 3 and 4 weeks after injury (P<0.05). The percentage of swimming time was lower in the untreated group than in the normal group in all the time points (P<0.05), and was lower in the treatment group than in the normal group 1, 2, and 3 weeks after injury (P<0.05), with no significant difference 4 weeks after injury (P>0.05). And it was higher in the treatment group than in the untreated group weeks after injury (P<0.05). The BDNF expression was lower in the untreated group than in the normal group 1 and 2 weeks after injury (P<0.05), with no significant difference 3 and 4 weeks after injury (P>0.05). It was higher in the treatment group than in the normal group 4 weeks after injury (P<0.01), and was higher in the treatment group than in the untreated group 2, 3 and 4 weeks after in-jury (P<0.05). The Syn I expression was lower in the untreated group than in the normal group in all the time points (P<0.001), and was low-er in the treatment group than in the normal group 1, 2 and 3 weeks after treatment (P<0.01). And it was higher in the treatment group than in the untreated group 3 and 4 weeks after injury (P<0.01). Conclusion Tongqiaohuoxue decoction could improve the cognitive function in rats with traumatic brain injury. The change in expression of BDNF and Syn I might be associated with the improvements.

This article was aimed to study the effect of pinellia combined with prunella vulgarisin of different ratios on the extraction yield of trigonellin and uracil, in order to investigate the changing disciplines and reasonable com-bination of Shuangxia Soup. A Welch Ultimate AQ-C18 column (4.6 mm×250 mm, 5 μm) was used in the study. The mobile phase, consisting of solvent A (water) and solvent B (acetonitrile) was programmed as a linear gradi-ent. The flow rate was 1.0 mL·min-1. And the detection wavelength was 265 nm. The column temperature was 25℃. HPLC was used in the determination of extraction yield of trigonellin and uracil for the comparison among different compatibilities. The results showed that the linearity was achieved in the range of 0.872-4.36 ng for trigonelline, and 10.8-50.4 ng for uracil. The average recoveries were 96.53%-101.48%, with RSD of 0.18%-4.26%. Com-pared with pinellia, the extraction yield of trigonelline was reduced and the extraction yield of uracil was increased after the compatibility. It was concluded that different compatibilities of Shuangxia Soup had effects on the extrac-tion yield of trigonelline and uracil. The best compatibility ratio still requires in-depth study.

Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF),platelet derived growth factor (PDGF) and complements play key roles in the pathogenesis of age-related macular degeneration (AMD).Pegaptanib,the first therapeutic aptamer against VEGF165,has been approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) of US for the treatment of exudative AMD.Another two aptamers El0030 and ARC1905,each target PDGF-B and complement C5 respectively,are undergoing clinical trials.Recent trends to treat AMD are combined therapies targeting multiple key molecules in the pathogenesis of AMD;aptamers against multiple targets may become the preferred drug for AMD.

Abstract: Based on the causes and manifestations of the respiratory dysfunction after cervical spine fracture, the condition of patients,bedside respiratory function training scheme was developed, to improve respiratory status, prevent and reduce respiratory complications andimprove their quality of life of cervical spinal cord injury patients.

Objective The purpose of this study was to compare chemerin and CRP levels between women with and without ear‐ly‐onset preeclampsia based on maternal body mass index (BMI) .Methods 45 patients with early onset preeclampsia (gestation week is less than 34 weeks) ,30 normal pregnancy women were enrolled in the study .The serums levels of chemerin and CRP were measured in these pregnancy women .Results The chemerin [(379 .18 ± 52 .09)ng/L ,(481 .27 ± 63 .12)ng/L] and CRP [(7 .59 ± 1 .41)mg/L ,(11 .74 ± 1 .61)mg/L] levels in MPE and SPE were significantly higher than those [(316 .08 ± 51 .90)ng/L ,(3 .47 ± 1 .27)mg/L]in normal pregnancy women(P<0 .05) .While the chemerin(424 .64 ± 46 .61)ng/L and CRP (8 .32 ± 3 .82)mg/L levels increased with maternal BMI in patients overweight and obese women levels compared with normal weight women [(331 .66 ± 51 .77)ng/L ,(5 .93 ± 2 .95)mg/L] ,the difference are significant(P<0 .05) .The correlation analysis showed that the chemerin were positively correlated with BMI ,systolic blood pressure ,diastolic blood pressure ,triglycerides ,and CRP were positively correlated with BMI .Conclusion The expression of chemerin and CRP were associated with severity of preeclampsia and BMI .

Hela is the cell line of adenocarcinoma of the uterine cervix, and human papillomavirus (HPV) 18 shows positive. We delivered siRNA with target specifically to HPV18 E7 mRNA into nude mice Hela tumor xenografts by nanopatch to inhibit the HPV gene expression, and further to study the superiority, the best action time and concentration of siRNA of using nanopatch to transfer siRNA in vivo. We designed siRNA that target specifically to HPV18 E7 mRNA (siE7) and checked the effect of siE7 in vitro. Tumor xenografts were transfected with siE7 and GenEscort III by nanopatch. Expression of HPV18 E7 mRNA and protein were detected 0 hours, 24 hours, 48 hours, 72 hours after transfection with PT-PCR and Western blot, and the best action time was analyzed using nanopatch to thansfect siRNA in vivo. We transfected GenEscort III and siE7 of Different concentration into tumor xenografts respectively by nanopatch and intraperitoneal injection. Expression of HPV18 E7 mRNA and protein was detected 72 hours after transfection by PT-PCR and Western blot, to analyze the best action concentration of siRNA and the superiority of using nanopatch to thansfect siRNA in vivo. The results proved that SiE7was efficient to inhibit expression of HPV18 E7 mRNA and to advance Hela apoptosis in vitro. SiE7 transfected by nanopatch into xenografts could inhibit effectively expression of HPV18 E7 mRNA and protein. The best action time and concentration of siRNA of using nanopatch to thansfect siRNA in vivo are 72 hour post-transfection and 2 micromol/L siE7. To compare intraperitoneal injection in delivering siRNA in vivo, the effect of nanopatch is very predominant. It can be well concluded that Nanopatch can effectively transfer siRNA in vivo, which can effectively inhibit the HPV gene expression.
Animals ; Apoptosis ; DNA-Binding Proteins ; genetics ; Female ; Gene Expression Regulation, Viral ; HeLa Cells ; Humans ; Mice ; Mice, Nude ; Nanostructures ; administration & dosage ; Oncogene Proteins, Viral ; genetics ; Papillomaviridae ; genetics ; RNA, Small Interfering ; administration & dosage ; Transfection ; Uterine Cervical Neoplasms ; therapy ; Xenograft Model Antitumor Assays

Objective To investigate the expression of mannose-binding lectin (MBL) in lesions of patients with psoriasis vulgaris,and to explore the relationship between MBL and psoriasis pathogenesis.Methods Immunohistochemistry and Western blot were performed to detect the expression of MBL in lesional and normalappearing perilesional skin of 30 patients with progressive psoriasis vulgaris,as well as in normal skin of 30 healthy human controls.Statistical analysis was carried out by t test using SPSS13.0 software.Results Immunohistochemistry showed that MBL was expressed in lesional psoriatic skin,but weakly expressed or absent in normalappearing perilesional skin and normal control skin,with the relative expression level of MBL in lesional skin significantly higher than that in perilesional skin and normal control skin (0.636 7 ± 0.515 1 vs.0.416 3 ± 0.160 1 and 0.381 6 ± 0.310 9,t =2.24,2.32,respectively,both P ＜ 0.05).Western blot revealed a positive expression of MBL protein in all the skin specimens,and the expression intensity of MBL protein in lesional psoriatic skin was significandy increased compared with perilesional psoriatic skin and normal control skin (0.273 1 ± 0.129 4 vs.0.186 3 ± 0.193 1 and 0.149 2 ± 0.268 7,t =2.05,2.28,respectively,both P＜ 0.05).No significant difference was shown in the expression of MBL protein between perilesional psoriatic skin and normal control skin by immunohistochemistry (t =1.51,P ＞ 0.05) or Western blot (t =0.61,P ＞ 0.05).Conclusion There is a high expression of MBL protein in lesions of patients with psoriasis vulgaris,which may be somewhat associated with the pathogenesis of psoriasis.

Objective To determine the gene polymorphism and serum concentration of mannose-binding lectin (MBL) in patients with psoriasis,and to analyze the relationship between MBL and psoriasis.Methods Totally,67 patients with psoriasis vulgaris and 69 healthy human controls were enrolled in this study.Venous blood samples were obtained from all the subjects.Genomic DNA was extracted,and PCR-restriction fragment length polymorphism (PCR-RELP) analysis was conducted to determine the polymorphism at codon 54 of the MBL gene.Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay was performed to measure the serum level of MBL.A chi-square goodness-of-fit test was carried out to evaluate Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium,t test to compare the serum concentration of MBL,and chi-square test to compare the frequency of genotypes and alleles of MBL gene codon 54.Results The patients with psoriasis showed higher frequency of GGC/GAC heterozygote but lower frequency of GGC/GGC homozygote (x2 =10.36,P ＜ 0.05),together with increased frequency of GAC allele but decreased frequency of GGC allele (x2 =8.31,P ＜ 0.05),at codon 54 of the MBL gene compared with the healthy controls.The variant allele GAC at codon 54 of the MBL gene was markedly associated with psoriasis (OR =3.383,95％ CI 1.585-7.211,P ＜ 0.05).The serum concentration of MBL was (2.193 7 ± 0.816 3) mg/L in patients with psoriasis,significantly lower than that in the healthy controls ((3.269 5±1.205 8) mg/L,t=6.11,P＜ 0.05).Conclusion MBL might be associated with the pathogenesis of psoriasis to some degree.

Objective To evaluate the effects of focal vibration on the physical properties and surface electroyograms of persons with neck-shoulder pain.Methods Thirty-four patients with neck-shoulder pain received 3 to 5 applications of vibratory stimulation of the inner side of the trapezius and scapula for 30 s each time.They reported their pain level using a visual analogue scale.Muscle tone and the elasticity and stiffness of the trapezius muscle were measured bilaterally using a MyotonPRO Muscular Function Evaluation System.Surface electromyography (sEMG) was performed bilaterally during arm extension while standing.The testing was repeated four times:before treatment (baseline),immediately after treatment (IAT),2 hours after treatment (2AT) and 6 hours after treatment (6AT).Results There was a significant reduction in reported pain at IAT and 2AT compared to baseline,but no significant difference was found between the perceived pain at baseline and at 6AT.The values of oscillation frequency,logarithmic decrement and dynamic stiffness had decreased significantly at IAT and 2AT compared to baseline.The average AEMG during upper-arm flexion of the trapezius on the painful side had increased significantly at IAT comparcd to that before the treatment,while the average IEMG and MF were both significantly higher than before the treatment.At 2AT the average AEMG and IEMG were both still significantly higher than at the baseline,but there was no longer a significant difference in the average MF.By 6AT none of the three indicators differed significantly from those before the treatment.Conclusions A single session of focal vibration can relieve pain,increase muscle activation as well as decrease muscle stiffness for people with neck-shoulder pain within 2 hours.