Objective:To prepare a new type of anti-leukemia immunotoxin with killing activity.Methods:The method of cytotoxicity was used to study the activity of the immunotoxin after the induction of IPTG. Results:The expressed fusion proteins were detected mostly as inclusion bodies at high level.The result showed IL3-PE38KDEL had liable activity of toxicity. Conclusion:The fusion protein IL3-PE38KDEL has good biological activity,which paves way for the further study on its treatment of leukemia.

Objective To observe the influence degree of amlodipine on the blood vessel function and RAAS in patients with hypertension.Methods 80 patients with hypertension were collected as the study objects,all the patients were divided into the control group(enalapril group)of 40 cases and observation group(enalapril combined with amlodipine group)of 40 cases according to the principle of random distribution.Then the blood vessel function indexes and RAAS indexes of the two groups before and after the treatment were respectively detected and compared. Results Before the treatment,blood vessel function indexes and RAAS indexes of observation group and control group did not have significant differences.After treatment,blood vessel function indexes and RAAS indexes of the observation group[the eighth week:sVCAM-1(76.56 ±7.65)μg/L,vWF(66.75 ±7.84)%,ET-1(65.20 ± 6.46)ng/L,VEGF(43.39 ±5.20)ng/L,Ang-Ⅱ(90.51 ±9.46)ng/L,ALD(98.97 ±10.25)ng/L]were signifi-cantly lower than those of the control group[sVCAM-1(90.46 ±9.24)μg/L,vWF(80.41 ±9.21)%,ET -1 (75.35 ±7.46)ng/L,VEGF (54.18 ±5.57)ng/L,Ang-Ⅱ(107.84 ±11.46)ng/L,ALD (131.53 ±11.84)ng/L], there were significant differences between the two groups(all P<0.05 ).Conclusion The influence of amlodipine for the blood vessel function and RAAS of patients with hypertension are great,and it is helpful for the improvement of patients disease state.

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the function of activator protein-1 (AP-1) in proliferation and collagen synthesis of cardiac fibroblasts (CFs) in neonatal rats induced by tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha), and to explore the mechanism of Qiangxin Decoction (QXD), a compound traditional Chinese herbal medicine, in reversing cardiac fibrosis. METHODS: CFs derived from neonatal rats were cultured with enzymatic dissociation, and fibrosis of the CFs was induced by TNF-alpha. The CFs were divided into normal control group, untreated group, 5% QXD-containing serum group, 10% QXD-containing serum group and 20% QXD-containing serum group. After 24-hour culture of QXD-containing serum, AP-1 mRNA was detected by real-time fluorescent quantitative polymerase chain reaction; proliferation and collagen synthesis of CFs were assayed by thiazolyl blue assay (MTT) and measured by hydroxyproline respectively, in order to determine the effect of different dosage decoction on the proliferation and collagen synthesis of CFs. RESULTS: After 24-hour stimulation of TNF-alpha in CFs, compared with those in normal control group, the expression of AP-1 mRNA and cardiac fibroblast proliferation and collagen synthesis increased significantly (P<0.05). However, Qiangxin Decoction could reduce the expression of AP-1 mRNA and decreased the proliferation and collagen synthesis of CFs significantly (P<0.05). CONCLUSION: Qiangxin Decoction can inhibit proliferation and collagen synthesis of CFs induced by TNF-alpha, and reverse cardiac fibrosis, which may be related to its down-regulation of the expression of AP-1.

Objective To investigate the effect of dichloroacetate on the expression of Kv1.5 in a rat model of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) .Methods Thirty-two male SD rats weighing 200-250 g were randomly divided into 4 groups ( n = 8 each): normal control group (group C), dichloroacetate control group (group D),PAH group, and PAH + dichloroacetate group (group PD). PAH was induced by left lung resection combined with subcutaneous injection of monocrotaline 60 mg/kg in PAH and PD groups. In group PD, dichloroacetate 80 mg/kg was given through a gastric tube into stomach once a day for 28 consecutive days after monocrotaline injection,while the equal volume of normal saline was given instead of dichloroacetate in group PAH. Group D only received dichloroacetate 80 mg/kg through a gastric tube into stomach once a day for 28 consecutive days. Pulmonary arterial pressure (PAP) was measured at day 28 after monocrotaline injection. The rats were then sacrificed and lung tissues were removed to calculate the percentage of thickness of the tunica media of pulmonary artery and right venicular hypertrophy index and to determine the proliferating cell nuclear antigen (PCNA) and Kv1.5 protein expression (by Western blot) and Kv1.5 mRNA expression (by RT-PCR).Results Compared with group C, the PAP,percentage of thickness of the tunica media, right ventricular hypertrophy index were significantly increased, Kv1.5 mRNA and protein expression was down-regulated and PCNA expression was up-regulated in groups PAH and PD ( P ＜ 0.05). Compared with group PAH, the PAP, percentage of thickness of the tunica media, right ventricular hypertrophy index were significantly decreased, Kv1.5 mRNA and protein expression was up-regulated and PCNA expression was down-regulated in group PD (P ＜ 0.05). There was no significant difference in the indexes mentioned above between group C and group D ( P ＞ 0.05). Conclusion Dichloroacetat alleviates PAH through upregulating Kv1.5 expression in lung tissues and inhibiting pulmonary vascular remodeling in rats.

Metabonom ics is an im portant branch of system biology follow ing the developm ent of ge-nom ics, transcriptom ics and proteom ics. It can perform high-throughput detection and data processing with multiple param eters, potentially enabling the identification and quantification of all sm all m etabolites in a biological system . It can be used to provide com prehensive inform ation on the toxicity effects, toxi-cological mechanisms and biom arkers, sensitively finding the unusual m etabolic changes caused by poi-son. This article mainly review s application of m etabonom ics in toxicological studies of abused drugs, pesticides, poisonous plants and poisonous anim als, and also illustrates the new direction of forensic toxi-cology research.

Metabonomics is an important branch of system biology following the development of genomics, transcriptomics and proteomics. It can perform high-throughput detection and data processing with multiple parameters, potentially enabling the identification and quantification of all small metabolites in a biological system. It can be used to provide comprehensive information on the toxicity effects, toxicological mechanisms and biomarkers, sensitively finding the unusual metabolic changes caused by poison. This article mainly reviews application of metabonomics in toxicological studies of abused drugs, pesticides, poisonous plants and poisonous animals, and also illustrates the new direction of forensic toxicology research.
Animals ; Biomarkers ; Forensic Toxicology/methods* ; Humans ; Metabolomics/methods*

Oxidative stress has been demonstrated to be one of the important mechanisms for brain injury. Free radicals are one of the most important products following cerebral ischemia/reperfusion and intracerebral hemorrhage. They are the important markers for evaluating the 2 types of stroke injuries. At present, some relevant biomarkers of oxidative stress, such as lipid, DNA, protein peroxidation, antioxidant enzymes, and non-enzymatic antioxidant molecules as well as inflammatory and anti-inflammatory factors, are increasingly receiving attention. This article reviews and evaluates the biomarkers of oxidative stress in stroke.

With worldwide improvements in the regulations of international and domestic clinical trial conductions, the quality of clinical trials and trial data management are receiving a great deal of attention. To ensure the quality of clinical trials, maintain business flexibilities and effectively utilize internal and external resources, the outsourcing model is used in the management of clinical data in operation of pharmaceutical companies. The essential criteria of a successful outsourcing mode in clinical trial are selection of qualified contract research organizations (CRO); establishment of appropriate outsourcing model, and generation of effective quality control systems to ensure the authenticity, integrity and accuracy of the clinical trial data.
Clinical Trials as Topic ; Data Collection ; methods ; Information Storage and Retrieval ; methods ; Outsourced Services ; Quality Control

Objective To evaluate the clinical efficacy of atorvastatin combined with salvianolate in treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) complicated with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PH) , and its influence on hypoxia inducible factor-1 alpha (HIF-1α), endothelin-1 (ET-1), adrenomedullin (ADM) in serum.Methods 30 cases of COPD patients with PH were randomly divided into 2 groups, each of 15 cases.The two groups were given conventional treatment, including rest, continuous low flow oxygen, anti infection, relieving cough and phlegm, relaxing tracheal, correcting water and electrolyte balance.Control group was received Atorvastatin Calcium Tablets 20 mg orally, once daily.Observation group was received Atorvastatin Calcium Tablets 20 mg once daily, once daily;salvianolic 200 mg+0.9% sodium chloride solution 250 mL, intravenous drip, once daily.The course of treatment was 10 d.Before and after treatment, 6 min walking distance(6 MWD) and hemodynamic parameters were detected, including pulmonary artery systolic blood pressure (PASP), cardiac output (CO), right ventricular end diastolic pressure (RVEDP) , and HIF-1, ET-1 and ADM level in serum.Results After treatment, 6MWD, PASP, CO, RVEDP of the two groups were significantly improved compared with the same group before treatment.But compared with control group, observation group was improved significantly, the difference was statistically significant (P<0.05).After treatment, HIF-1 alpha, ET-1 of the two groups were significantly lower than the same group before treatment, but ADM were significantly increaser( P <0.05 ) .Compared with control group, HIF-1 alpha, ET-1 of observation group were significantly decreased, while the ADM was significantly increased, the difference was statistically significant (P<0.05).Conclusion Atorvastatin combined with salvia miltiorrhiza polyphenols can significantly reduce the pulmonary artery pressure in patients with COPD and PH, increase exercise tolerance, and its mechanism maybe related to the regulation of the expressions of HIF-1, ET-1 and ADM.

With worldwide improvements in the regulations of international and domestic clinical trial conductions, the quality of clinical trials and trial data management are receiving a great deal of attention. To ensure the quality of clinical trials, maintain business flexibilities and effectively utilize internal and external resources, the outsourcing model is used in the management of clinical data in operation of pharmaceutical companies. The essential criteria of a successful outsourcing mode in clinical trial are selection of qualified contract research organizations (CRO); establishment of appropriate outsourcing model, and generation of effective quality control systems to ensure the authenticity, integrity and accuracy of the clinical trial data.