Enterovirus A, Human ; Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease ; virology ; Humans

Animals ; Disease Models, Animal ; Ischemic Preconditioning, Myocardial ; methods ; Myocardial Reperfusion Injury ; prevention & control ; Rats ; Rats, Wistar

Objective To observe the therapeutic effect of herbal decoction Kugan Yin for cystic hyperplasia of breast.Methods The 131 cases of cystic hyperplasia of breast in phlegm combining qi stagnation syndrome were randomized into treatment group(68 cases)which was treated by Kugan Yin and control group(63 cases)which was treated by Rupixiao Tablets(Tablets for dissolving breast nodules).The changes of symptoms and signs,level of serum sexual hormone and molybdenum target mammography analysis of two groups were observed for comparison.Results The total effective rate of treatment group was obviously better than that of con- trol group(P

OBJECTIVETo explore the role of the basic fibroblast growth factor (bFGF) in the directional differentiation of bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells (BMSCs) into Leydig cells.

METHODSAfter purification and identification, we inoculated the third-generation BMSCs of SD rats onto a six-orifice board and then randomly divided them into groups A (normal saline control), B (human chorionic gonadotropin [hCG] + platelet-derived growth factor [PDGF] induction), C (hCG + PDGF + 5.0 ng/ml bFGF induction), D (hCG + PDGF + 10.0 ng/ml bFGF induction), and E (hCG + PDGF + 20.0 ng/ml bFGF induction). On the 7th, 14th and 21st day of induction, we observed the morphological changes of the cells and measured the level of testosterone (T) and expression of 3 beta hydroxy steroid dehydrogenase (3β-HSD) in the supernatant by immunofluorescence staining.

RESULTSAfter induction, the BMSCs of groups B, C, D, and E exhibited microscopic features of enlarged size, inter-connection, long-shuttle or irregular shape, adherent growth, and large round nuclei, all characteristic of Leydig cells. With the prolonging of time and enhanced concentration of bFGF, gradual increases were observed in the T level and the count of 3β-HSD-positive BMSCs in the four induction groups, with statistically significant differences between group B and groups C, D, and E (P < 0.05), as well as between group C and groups D and E (P < 0.05), but not between D and E (P > 0.05).

CONCLUSIONThe bFGF has an obvious promoting effect in the in vitro induced differentiation of rat BMSCs into Leydig cells.

Animals ; Bone Marrow Cells ; cytology ; drug effects ; metabolism ; Cell Differentiation ; Cells, Cultured ; Chorionic Gonadotropin ; metabolism ; Fibroblast Growth Factor 2 ; pharmacology ; Humans ; Leydig Cells ; cytology ; Male ; Mesenchymal Stromal Cells ; cytology ; drug effects ; metabolism ; Random Allocation ; Rats ; Rats, Sprague-Dawley ; Testosterone ; metabolism

Objective To investigate the expression of cyclooxygenase-2(COX-2)in breast cancers, and understand its clinical significance.Methods The immunohistochemistry was used to determine the ex- pression of COX-2 in the 40 tissues of breast cancer and 18 adjacent noncancerous mammary tissues.Results The positive expression of COX-2 was detected in 52.5% of breast cancer tissues and in 11.1% of adjacent noncancerous mammary tissues.There was a significant difference in the expression of COX-2 between breast cancer tissues and adjacent noncancerous mammary tissues(P0.05).Conclusion COX-2 was over expressed in breast cancer and correlated with metastatic lymph nodes and HER-2/neu.The expression of COX-2 may play an important role in carcinogen- esis,progression and prognosis of breast cancer.

Objective: To investigate the characteristics of lower respiratory tract infection caused by Chryseobacterium and its antimicrobial susceptibility in vitro . Methods: The clinical data of 52 cases of lower respiratory tract infection caused by Chryseobacterium were analyzed, and the antimicrobial susceptibility of commonly used agents was determined with the method of agar dilution. Also the 50% lethal dosage (LD 50 ) (as the marker of virulence) of 20 randomly selected Chryseobacterium strains for mice were determined. Results: (1) Thirty six was over 60 years old;all of 52 cases had underlying diseases, mainly were chronic obstruction pulmonary disease and malignant tumors. Seventeen cases had the history of incubation or tracheotomy for mechanical ventilation, and 35 had history of broad antibiotics treatment. The mean hospitalization time before infection were 35.6 d, and 38.5% of the cases had mixed infection with other bacteria. No specific clinical manifestations and chest X ray appearance revealed. (2) The in vitro activity of 25 agents showed that these strains were highly resistant. (3) The range of the LD 50 of tested strains was 4.11?10 6 5.68?10 8/mouse, suggesting low virulence of this kind of bacteria. Conclusion: The lower respiratory tract infection caused by Chryseobacterium has no unique features; the incidence of the infection increases in immunosuppressed old patients with various underlying diseases, although the virulence is relatively low. Because the clinical isolates are highly resistant, the antibiotics should be selected according to the results of bacterial sensitivity test.

To study the treatment of metastasis of experimental lung cancer with a recombinant adenovirus carrying IL 2 gene, concentrations of IL 2 and associated cytokines in murine lung lavage and blood were determined by ELISA at different times after intratracheal injection of the recombinant adenovirus. The lung metastasis nodes, survival time, survival rate were investigated in a C57BL/6 mouse model by intratracheal administration, and the NK activity and CTL activity were also determined by 51 Cr 4 hour release method. The results showed that IL 2 could be detected in lung tissue as early as 6 hours after administration of IL 2 gene, its concentration was higher in lung lavage than in peripheral blood, and was higher in experimental group than that in the control group; intratracheal use of the IL 2 carring recombinant adenovirus had significant therapeutic effect on metastasis of experimental lung cancer. Increased CTL and NK activities, longer survival time, and higher survival rate were observed in the experimental group compared with the control group. It is suggested that intratracheal usage of adenovirus vector carrying IL 2 gene might play therapeutic role on the lung cancer metastasis, indicating that gene therapy of lung tumors could be done through airway directly with recombinant adenovirus.

Objective:To investigate the preventive and therapeutic effects of intraperitoneal injectoin of IFN? on bronchial asthma in mice and the relevant mechanism. Methods: Thirty-six BALB/c mice were randomly equalized into 3 groups:group A (normal control group),group B (asthmatic model group) and group C (IFN? treated group). The asthmatic model was established in group B and C by immunization with ovalbumin (OVA) absorbed to aluminum hydroxide. Mice of group B and C received 0.25 ml PBS and 5 ?g IFN? intraperitoneally on days 23 to 30 once daily prior to ovalbumin challenge,respectively. Bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) was collected on day 31 for determining the cellular composition and the concentrations of IL-4 and IL-5. Meanwhile,IgE in serum was determined. The pathological changes and the expression of GATA-3 were investigated in the lungs of mice. Results: (1) BALF eosinophils was significantly decreased in group C compared with those in group B ( vs ,P

Objective To investigate the role of IFN-? in prevention and treatment of bronchial asthma and the mechanism of its effect. Methods BALB/C mice were randomly divided into three groups: group A (control group, n=12); group B (asthma model group, n=12); group C (IFN-? intraperitoneal treatment group, n=12). The asthma model was reproduced in group B and C with ovalbumin (OVA) adsorbed to aluminum hydroxide. PBS (0.25ml) and IFN-? 5?g was respectively injected intraperitoneally in group B and C on days 23 to 30 once daily prior to ovalbumin challenge. Bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) was collected on day 31 and its cellular composition was analyzed. The levels of IL-4, IL-5 and the IgE in serum were determined. The pathological changes in the lung and the expression of GATA-3 were observed. Results A notable decrease of eosinophils (0.3?0.2) in BALF was found in group C comparing with the group B (21.1?6.7) (P

Objective To explore the changes of brain-derived neurotrophic factor(BDNF) after repeated febrile seizures (FS).Methods Fifty-one male SD rats were divided into 3 groups randomly: normal group (NC group,n=14) ,hyperthermic group (HC group,n=19),FS group(n=18). FS were induced by hot water bath.The level of BDNF in hippocampus homogenate were measured by enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) and the expression of BDNF were measured by immunohistochemistry.The apoptosis of the brain cells were determined by terminal deoxynucleotide mediated nick end labeling (TUNEL).The results were analysed with the software of SPSS 13.0.Results The level of BDNF in hippocampus in FS group(89.90?12.51) ng/g was significantly higher than that in NC group(54.43?18.92) ng/g and HC group(64.09?15.03) ng/g (Pa