OBJECTIVE:To establish the HPLC fingerprint for Anemone raddeana. METHODS:HPLC was performed on the column of Phemomenex Gemini C18 with mobile phase of 0.1%phosphoric acid-acetonitrile(gradient elution)at a flow rate of 1 ml/min,the detection wavelength was 206 nm,the column temperature was 30℃,and the injection volume was 20μl. With the refer-ence of raddeanin A,13 batches of A. raddeana were analyzed,chromatographic fingerprint similarity evaluation system software was conducted for similarity analysis,and SPSS 13.0 was conducted for cluster analysis. RESULTS:There were 11 common peaks in the 13 batches of A. raddeana with similarity of higher than 0.90. According to the verification,the fingerprint and control fin-gerprint shows good consistency. The drugs in Huadian,Jiaohe, Tiangang,Shulan,Tonghua and Fusong of Jilin and Shangzhi of Heilongjiang were regarded as category 1,and in Harbin,Yabuli town and Yimianpo of Heilongjiang,Qingyuan of Liaoning,Ji-nan of Shandong were category 2. CONCLUSIONS:The established fingerprint can provide reference for the identification and quality evaluation of A. raddeana.

Haemophilia is caused by lack of coagulation factor VIII or IX in patients′blood with inadequate hemostasis.Currently recombinant coagulation factor VII(rFVII)produced in different cells is used against clini-cal bleeding of haemophilia patients.To enhance the production and activity of rFVII;some eukaryotic cells such as baby hamster kidney(BHK);Chinese hamster ovary(CHO);insect cell and fish embryo;were used to express rFVII.Meanwhile;the effect of functional gene on the activity of rFVII and the limitation of rFVII production caused by post-translational modification were investigated by different methods.The role of rFVII in hemostasis;synthesis of rFVII in different eukaryotic cells and impact on production of post-translational modification are reviewed in this article.

To study the effects of salidroside-pretreatment on changes of neuroethology in rats with global cerebral ischemia-reperfusion injury so as to investigate its probable mechanism.

This study is performed to analyze the anti-liver fibrosis effect of the fusion protein of human serum albumin and extracellular domain of transforming growth factor beta type II receptor(eTGFBR2)in vivo to looking for the more stable anti-liver fibrosis drug. The mice model of liver fibrosis was constructed by CCl4 induction and the following groups are included in the study: the control group, CCl4 model group, the positive control group, eTGFBR2 treatment group, HSA-eTGFBR2 treatment group, and HSA group. Hematoxylin eosin staining, serum liver function index detection, and western blot are used to identify the anti-liver fibrosis activities. The results showed that: (1)CCl4 caused liver structure disorder, hepatocellular necrosis, collagen fibers proliferation, and induced liver fibrosis at last; (2)HSA-eTGFBR2 and its monomer drug improved the symptoms of liver fibrosis significantly, as well as reduced the damage of liver cells and collagen deposition, and recovered the liver basic structure to normal. Both of HSA-eTGFBR2 and its monomer drug improved liver function and reduced the expression level of liver fibrosis marker α-SMA and COL I. Moreover, the anti-liver fibrosis effect of the fusion protein is comparable to the monomer drug. In contrast, the albumin had no effect on therapeutic effect; (3)Reducing the injection frequency of HSA-eTGFBR2 achieved the comparable effects to the monomer drug with the normal injection frequency. In summary, the fusion protein HSA-eTGFBR2 has good anti-liver fibrosis effect. In addition, reducing the injection frequency of the fusion protein could also achieve the comparable treatment with the monomer drug, indicating that the fusion protein is stable and has longer half-lives and then a relatively positive application prospect in future.

The fabrication and experimental test results were presented for a micro-electro-mechanical systems (MEMS)-based gas chromatography column. Compared with conventional column, this micro-gas chromatography column is suitable for on-line analysis and monitoring because of the small size, rapid analysis and other characteristics. These 0.5, 1 and 3 m GC columns were fabricated using a deep reactive-ion etching (DRIE) and were coated the stationary phase via a dynamic coating procedure. These GC columns perfectly separated the mixture of benzene, toluene and o-xylene in less than 200 s, where, the 3.0 m of the GC column achieved) a high resolution of 14.3 between toluene and o-xylene and yielded approximately 6160 plates. Moreover, the effect of separation performance for different column length were examined and compared. These GC columns are suitable for the application of a variety of disciplines, including environmental analysis, methane gas probes and homeland security.

Aim To observe the physical coupling between transient receptor potential channel vanilloid type 4 (TRPV4 ) and cPLA2 in endothelial cells. Methods We investigated the physical association of TRPV4-cPLA2 coupling by immunofluorescence reso-nance energy transfer (immuno-FRET)to assess the spatial proximity between TRPV4 and cPLA2 in human microvascular endothelial cells (HMEC),primary cul-tured endothelial cells and in thoracic aortas rings from high salt-induced hypertension mice.Results At the cellular level,with high salt treatment,the physical in-teraction of TRPV4 and cPLA2 was significantly en-hanced in primary vascular endothelial cells and HMEC.Furthermore, in thoracic aortas rings from high salt-induced hypertension mice,we found an in-creases interaction between TRPV4 and cPLA2 in en-dothelial cells from arterial segments .Conclusion High-salt treatment increases the endothelial TRPV4-cPLA2 coupling,indicating that this coupling may pro-vide a new target for vascular endothelial dysfunction.

Objective:To investigate the association between glutathione S-transferase pi (GSTP1) gene polymorphism and toxici-ties related to high-dose methotrexate (HD-MTX) in children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL). Methods:GSTP1 genotypes and allelic frequencies in 51 children with ALL were determined by Nest PCR, denaturing gel gradient electrophoresis (DGGE), and DNA sequencing. HD-MTX adverse reactions were analyzed using the National Cancer Institute Common Toxicity Criteria (NCICTC). Results:We identified three SNPs of GSTP1, including rs1695 (A313G), rs1138272 (G439T), and rs4891 (T555C). The wild types, het-erozygous types, and homozygous types of GSTP1 rs1695/rs4891 polymorphisms were detected in 32 cases (62.7%), 16 cases (31.4%), and 3 cases (5.9%), respectively. GSTP1 rs1695/rs4891 polymorphisms included only one heterozygous type and one homozygous type. The allele frequencies of the three SNPs were 21.6%, 2.9%, and 21.6%. The AG+GG/TC+CC genotype of GSTP1 rs1695/rs4891 was associated with decrease in the odds of peripheral hemoglobin (OR=0.25, 95%CI=0.06-1.00, P=0.049). The AG+GG/TC+CC genotype of GSTP1 rs1695/rs4891 in standard and intermediate-risk ALL children was significantly correlated with higher odds of gastrointesti-nal toxicity (OR=0.125, 95%CI=0.02-0.78, P=0.026). Conclusion:GSTP1 rs1695 (A313G)/rs4891 (T555C) gene polymorphism is as-sociated with the reduction of peripheral hemoglobin in ALL children and with the odds of gastrointestinal toxicity in standard and inter-mediate-risk ALL children who receive high-dose methotrexate.

Objective:To investigate the correlation between polymorphisms of serine hydroxymethyltransferase1 gene and the adverse reactions of high-dose methotrexate (HD-MTX) in children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL). Methods:A total of 51 patients with ALL were treated with HD-MTX, and clinical manifestations after HD-MTX treatment were evaluated retrospectively. cD-NA was obtained from mRNA. The polymorphisms of SHMT1 gene containing rs1979277, rs3783, rs1979276, and rs12952556 sites were tested by denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis and direct sequencing. Effects of SHMT1 gene polymorphisms on HD-MTX ad-verse reactions were evaluated. Results:Severe adverse reactions in ALL patients treated with HD-MTX appeared to be mainly neutro-penia and hepatoadverse reactions. The frequency distributions of rs3783 (C>G), rs1979276 (C>T), rs12952556 (A>G), and rs1979277 (C>T) were the same. The polymorphisms of rs1979277 showed no correlation with neutropenia (P>0.05) but rs1979277 CT and TT genotypes were correlated with hepatoadverse reactions (CT: OR=0.129, 95% CI: 0.020 to 0.817, P=0.03; TT: OR=0.103, 95% CI:0.017 to 0.620, P=0.013). Conclusion: No correlation was found between the combination of rs1979277, rs3783, rs1979276, rs12952556, and neutropenia, but one or more of these loci may reduce the risk of hepatoadverse reactions.

AIM:To generate thalassemia-specific integration-free induced pluripotent stem cells ( iPSC) and to detect their ability of differentiation into hematopoietic precursors .METHODS:The plasmids pEB-C5 and pEB-Tg were transfected into the fibroblast cells from hemoglobin Bart ’ s hydrops fetalis ’ s skin by the method of nuclear transfection to reprogramm the cells into iPSC .The ability of the iPSC to differentiate into 3-germ layer cells was determined .The iPSC were cocultured with mouse OP 9 cells to differentiate into hematopoietic precursors and the hematopoietic precursor specific antigens were detected .RESULTS:The integration-free iPSC from hemoglobin Bart ’ s hydrops fetalis ’ s skin fibroblasts were successfully derived, and had the ability to differentiate into 3 germ layers.When cocultured with OP9 cells for 9 d, the positive rate of hematopoietic progenitor cell marker CD 34 was 18.7%, and the CD34 and CD45 double positive rate was 12.2%.CONCLUSION:Hemoglobin Bart ’ s hydrops fetalis ’ s skin fibroblasts can be successfully induced into “in-tegration-free” iPSC.This cell line has the ability to differentiate into 3 germ layers , and can be differentiated into hemato-poietic precursors when cocultured with OP 9 cells.