Activated oxygen has been proposed to play a role in postischemic cardiac damage. This is supported further by the ability of activated oxygen scavengers to limit myocardial reperfusion injury. This experiment was performed to determine if superoxide dismutase (SOD) infused starting with reperfusion has a beneficial effect on reperfused myocardiun?The isolated perfused rat hearts were subjected to ischemia followed by reperfusion for 45 min. Reperfusion damage was detected by occurrence of ventricular fibrillation, increase production of malondialdehyde, the release of lactate dehydrogenase and the reduction of sarcolemmal ATPase. The extent of reperfusion myocardial injury was significantly less in SOD treated group indicated by the indics mentioned above. The results of this study are in accord with previous concepts that activated oxygen plays a fundamental role in cellular damage resulted from reperfusion. In addition, we demonstrate that the administration of SOD begining at the onset of reperfusion can still be effective, it might be applicable to clinical case.

Objective To introduce a simple fixing method for tail vein injection in mice.Methods Twenty tumor-bearing male BALB/c nude mice were used in this study.Tail vein injection was performed to these mice by two laboratory technicians A and B, respectively.The injection time and success rate were recorded and analyzed.Results Mouse tail vein injection was successfully completed by the two technicians with the cage lid pressing method.Conclusions Cage lid pressing method is a simple method for tail vein injection in mice, especially provides a more efficient method for those special form of mice.

Quantum dots (QDs) are novel photo-stable semiconductor nanocrystals with wide excitation spectra and narrow, symmetrical emission spectra. QDs can be used as molecular probes by conjugating to a wide range of biological targets, including proteins, peptides and nucleic acids. It has been widely used in bio-labeling, fast detection and biological imaging. In this review, we focus on the applications of QDs in tissue engineering and its potential bio-safety issues.
Diagnostic Imaging ; Humans ; Molecular Probes ; Nucleic Acids ; Peptides ; Proteins ; Quantum Dots ; Tissue Engineering

A promising genetic marker, sag5b, was cloned and expressed and the difference of the genes between highly virulent strain (RH) and less virulent strain(Prugniaud) of Toxoplasma gondii was compared. The PCR-generated product of sag5b was subcloned into T easy vector and plasmid pET28a consecutively. The fusion expression was induced by IPTG and identified by SDS-PAGE and Western blotting. The immunoreactivity of recombinant SAG5B was identical to that of native SAG5B on the membrane of tachyzoites of RH strain. The brains of mice infected with Prugniaud strain of T. gondii were homogenated. Sag1 was successully cloned by PCR from both RH strain tachyzoites and the homogenized brain tissues of mice infected with low virulent strain of Prugniaud,whereas sag5b was only detected in RH strain but not in Prugniaud strain, indicating that sag5b could be used as a genetic marker for differentiation of strain virulence. Expression and vaccination of the virulence-associated gene into mice failed to induce obvious protective immunity against the challenge of RH strain.

Objective To explore the correlation of Connexion43(Cx43),E-cadherin(E-cad)in breast infiltrating ductal carcinoma tis-sue. Methods The expressions of Cx43 and E-cad proteins were detected in 89 cases breast infiltrating ductal carcinoma tissue,48 cases partition groups. by immunohistochemistry Elivision method. Results The expressions of Cx43 and E-cad has a better consistency in the tumor area,the border area and far cancer area of breast infiltrating ductal carcinoma. For both the negative expression in tumor area same time,the rate of lymph node metastasis was highest. Conclusion Cx43 and E-cad in breast invasive ductal carcinoma has a certain synergy in the process of the occurrence and development,which related to its metastasis occurred.

This article was to elucidate that the needling depth is closely related to the meridian qi, disease location, disease nature and needled area based on the records of needling depth in Nei Jing (Canon of Internal Medicine). Moreover, different depths will produce different therapeutic efficacies;meanwhile, improper depth may lead to grave consequences.

Objective:To compare the dosimetric differences between volumetric modulated arc radiotherapy with RapidArc and fixed-field intensity modulation radiation therapy (IMRT) for nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC), and identify the techniques from which patients of different T stages can gain the maximum benefit. Methods:Sixty non-metastatic patients with NPC were randomly selected. According to the T staging of 2008 Chinese Classification, T1-T2 stage cases were observed in 20 of the 60 patients, whereas T3 and T4 stage cases were seen with 20 patients each. RapidArc and IMRT treatment plans were managed by the Eclipse treatment planning sys-tem of Varian Co., US. The dosimetry of the target volume coverage, organs at risk (OARs), monitor unit (MU) per second, and deliv-ery time were evaluated. Results:Both techniques reached the requirement of clinical treatment. The coverages of planning target vol-ume, conformity index, and homogeneity index were similar. However, the stratified analysis of T staging indicated that RapidArc plans led to an increased dose to the tumor target (P<0.05) and an improved homogeneity index (P=0.059) in the T4 stage cases. RapidArc al-lowed a statistical dose reduction to the OARs, including optic nerves, lens, temporal lobe, V20 of the parotids, larynx, and temporo-mandibular joint (P<0.05). In the T-stage stratified analysis, the D1%and Dmax of brain stem in T1-T3 stages were similar but statistical-ly low in T4 stage in the RapidArc group (P<0.05). Compared with those in IMRT group, the MUs and the delivery time in RapidArc group were reduced by 65%and 63%, respectively. Conclusion:Both RapidArc and IMRT attained the clinical requirement for NPC. RapidArc technique showed improvements in the OARs and reduction in MUs and delivery time. The target volume coverages were similar for T1-T3 stage. However, RapidArc delivered an increased dose to the tumor target in T4 stage cases, and the dose to OARs was reduced.

This study aimed at exploring the effects of Guttiferone K (GUTK),a compound isolated from G.yunnanensis,on inhibiting the proliferation of pancreatic cancer cells both in vitro and in vivo.MTT assay was used to detect the inhibitory effects of GUTK on the proliferation of five human pancreatic cancer cell lines.Western blot was adopted to detect the apoptosis-related protein expressions of Caspase-3,poly adenosinediphosphate-ribose polymerase (PARP) and Bcl-xL.For in vivo study,the human pancreatic cancer cell MIA PaCa-2 was orthotopically injected into the pancreatic tail of the orthotopic mice.One week later,GUTK was administered by intraperitoneal (i.p.) injection every other day for 4 weeks.The volume and weight of the tumor tissue were measured.The protein expression level of cleaved caspase-3 in tumor tissue of all the groups was quantified by immunohistochemistry.As a result,it was found that GUTK effectively inhibited the proliferation of the five human pancreatic cancer cell lines at a low concentration.GUTK induced caspase-related apoptosis by triggering a series of events in MIA PaCa-2 cells including cleaved Caspase-3 and PARP activation,Bcl-xL down-regulation,and eventually cell death in a time and dose dependent manner.Furthermore,in vivo study revealed that intraperitoneal injection of GUTK significantly suppressed the growth of pancreatic cancer cells in the orthotopic mouse models,and the protein level of cleaved caspase-3 was increased in the GUTK and gemcitabine treated groups.It was concluded that GUTK induced apoptosis in human pancreatic cancer both in vitro and in vivo,and was potential to develop into a clinical anticancer agent.

Objective To get the weights of 4 evaluating indices in the operation complexity(OC)model of spaceflight.Methods Two weight assignment methods,subjective and objective methods,were adopted.The subjective method was combined with Delphi method,fuzzy analytic hierarchy process(FAHP),and multi-expert set-valued statistics.To get the subjective weights,two trials of survey were carried out among 10 candidate astronauts.The objective method was nonlinear analysis method in SPSS15.The data of the validation experiment for the OC model was analyzed and the objective weights were obtained.Results Two sets of weights were gained.Conclusion The subjective weights are based on the views of multi-experts and can be applied to different operation situations.The objective weights are suitable to be applied in the same operation situation.

To obtain active protein of pIL-18 expression in Lactococcus lactis, and to observe its biological activity, the total RNA was extracted as template from peripheral blood mononuclear cells. Porcine interleukin 18 (pIL-18) was amplified by RT-PCR. The resulting fragment was cloned into pAMJ399 L. lactis vector, and then transformed to L. lactis MG1363 cells by electroporation. Expression of pIL-18 protein was detected by SDS-PAGE and Western-blotting. Bioactivity of the product was tested by pig spleen lymphocyte proliferation test and cytopathogenic effect inhibition assay. The result of Western blotting and bioactivity test shows that the molecular weight of pIL-18 protein was 19 kDa. The react line was observed in both supernatant and precipitated of the recombinant bacteria pAMJ399-pIL18/MG1363. The expressed pIL-18 can promote the proliferation of pig spleen lymphocyte, and significantly inhibit virus multiplication. As conclusion, porcine interleukin-18 was successfully expressed in L. lactis, and the product was biologically active.
Animals ; Blotting, Western ; Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel ; Electroporation ; Genetic Vectors ; Interleukin-18 ; biosynthesis ; Lactococcus lactis ; metabolism ; Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction ; Swine