Objective To observe the changes of PECAM-1,Bcl-2 and Bax expressed by ischemic cerebrum of adult rats after focal cerebral ischemia. Methods Middle cerebral artery occlusion (MCAO) models were made by operation with Longa suture method in Wistar rats. The expression levels of PECAM-1,Bcl-2 and Bax at the 6th,12th,18th,24th,48th,72nd hour after MCAO were detected by immunohistochemistry staining. Results The expression levels of PECAM-1,Bcl-2 and Bax in cerebrum were significantly increased after MCAO. The expression levels of Bcl-2 we、re up to the peak at the 12th hour after MCAO, while the levels of Bax and PECAM-1 were up to the peak at the 24th and 48th hour after MCAO. At the 72nd hour after MCAO, the expression levels of PECAM.1.Bcl-2 and Bax were still higher than that in the control group(all P＜0.001).Conclusions PECAM-1,Bcl-2 and Bax participate in the different pathological stages of focal cerebral ischemia.

Objective To investigate the clinical effects of autologous tumor immune cells (DC-CIK)assisted interventional therapy in the treatment of advanced primary liver cancer.Methods Totally 76 patients with advanced primary liver cancer were divided into 2 groups with 38 cases in each group by random number table method.The control group were merely treated with interventional therapy while the ob-servation group were treated with autologous DC-CIK cell assisted interventional therapy.The short-term curative effect,adverse reactions,liver function indexes before and after treatment,alpha fetal protein (AFP)and changes of immune function were compared between the 2 groups. Results There was no statistically significant difference in short-term curative effect and incidence of adverse reactions between the 2 groups (P >0.05).After treatment,the levels of AST,ALT and AFP in the observation group [(30.4 ±6.0)u/L,(45.2 ±3.8)u/L,(168.5 ± 49.3)mg/L]were significantly lower than those in the control group [(65.1 ±6.3)u/L,(61.8 ±5.3)u/L,(315.2 ±39.5)mg/L],and the differences were statistically significant (P <0.05).After treatment,CD3 +,CD4 + and CD4 +/CD8 + in the observation group were significantly higher than those in the control group (P <0.05).Conclusion Autologous DC-CIK cell assisted interventional therapy can sig-nificantly improve the liver function of patients with advanced primary liver cancer,and it can reduce the level of tumor marker AFP and sig-nificantly improve the immune function of patients.

OBJECTIVETo provide theoretical basis for artificial cross breeding of Angelica dahurica from Sichuan and Hebei Province, the characteristics of stigma receptivity and the viability and life-span of pollen were studied.

METHODThe viability and life-span of pollen were evaluated by TTC (2, 3, 5-triphenyl tetrazlium chloride) test, and the stigma receptivity was estimated by benzidine-H2O2 method.

RESULTThe pollen viability of A. dahurica from Sichuan and Hebei provinces was increased gradually since the bud stage, but those levels had since subsided after the pollen release from craze antheral. There was a little difference in the pollen viability of A. dahurica from Sichuan at different branches. While the order of the pollen viability of A. dahurica from Hebei was main stem < first-order branching < second-order branching. At room temperature, the pollen viability of both decreased during time of anthers dehiscing but also above 50% after 5 days. Compared with 4 degrees C and room temperature, conservation at - 20 degrees C could extend life of the pollen. The stigma had receptivity in 4th day and reached the highest level in the 6th day after blooming.

CONCLUSIONThe optimum artificial pollination times of A. dahurica was 6 days after blooming and choose the pollen in the peak stage of anthers dehiscing.

Angelica ; physiology ; Flowers ; physiology ; Pollen ; physiology

OBJECTIVETo study the optimum conditions of simulated drought stress, and screen the indexes of drought resistance and comprehensively assess the drought resistance of the Angelica dahurica resources during seedling stage.

METHODInvestigations were carried out on the changes of height, root length, root-shoot ration, contents of soluble sugar, proline and malondialdehyde under polyethylene glycol (PEG-6000)-simulated drought stress. A comprehensive evaluation on the drought resistance of different (varietal) species of A. dahurica during seedling stage was applied by using the method of subordinate function. And the drought resistance indexes were selected out by applying the method of grey correlative degree analysis.

RESULTDrought stress of 9 days with 20% PEG was the optimum condition for the simulation of drought stress. The results showed that the drought resistant capability decreased in the order as follows, A. dahurica from Sichuan province, A. dahurica from Henan province, A. dahurica from Hebei province and A. dahurica from Zhejiang province. And the order of correlative degree of drought resistance and indexes was: soluble sugar > root length > proline > root-shoot ration > total content of chlorophyll > chlorophyll b > chlorophyll a > height > malondialdehyde.

CONCLUSIONOsmotic adjustment substance and the indexes related to the root have more influence on the drought resistance of A. dahurica during seedling stage. A. dahurica from Sichuan province shows the highest drought resistance during seedling stage.

Angelica ; chemistry ; drug effects ; physiology ; Droughts ; Plant Extracts ; analysis ; Polyethylene Glycols ; pharmacology ; Seedlings ; chemistry ; drug effects ; physiology ; Stress, Physiological ; drug effects