The contents of cAMP and (14C)-AA metabolites in rabbit platelets were measured with RIA and radioactive TLC, respectively. PGE, could cooperate with the effect of CI-930. on platelets to increase the cAMP contents. It had no influence on the effect of CI-930 on metabolites of (14C)-AA, at the same time. SQ-22536 100?mol?L-1 could not chang the effect of CI-930 on platelets, which increase cAMP contents and affect AA metabolism. The date suggest that there is not relation between the effect of CI-930 on AA metabolism and on the cAMP contents in platelets.

BACKGROUND: It is indicated in research that mildly modified low density lipoprotein (mm-LDL) is related to atherogenesis and it not only stores LDL and provides very strong biological activity, but also expresses many kinds of bioactive substances, like macrophage colony stimulating factor (MCSF) induced in cell culture and in animal body.OBJECTIVE: Differential display-PCR (DD-PCR) technique is used to study the genetic expressed difference in mm-LDL inducing vascular endothelial cells so as to lay the foundation for further explanation of the relationship between mm-LDL and arteriosclerosis.DESIGN: Repeated measurement was designed.SETTING: Taishan Medical College.MATERIALS: The experiment was performed in Basic Institute of Taishan Medical College from July 2003 to July 2004. Medium of human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs) was M199. Culture was done at 37 ℃, in 50 mL/L CO2. When cells grew to the fusion state, mm-LDL was added in the medium to the terminal concentration of 400 mg/L and then,induction was followed in 30 hours.METHODS: DD- reverse transcription (RT)-PCR technique was used to analyze genetic expression difference of human vascular endothelial cells induced with mm-LDL and reverse Northern analysis was performed to testify DD genetic fragments.mRNA in liver of mice.RESULTS: Human vascular endothelial cells induced with inm-LDL displayed some up and down-regulated genetic fragments. Up-regulated genes included thymosin 34, FGFRI protooncogene-chaperone protein, FK506 binding protein, rTSβ protein and intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (Ⅰ-CAM-1). Down-regulated genes included Apo bec-1 binding protein-l, cytochromeB561 and ERP72.CONCLUSION: DDRT-PCR testifies that mm-LDL induces changes of some genetic expression of human umbilicus vein endothelial cells in vitro and pathological changes of mm-LDL vascular endothelial cells, terminally results in atherogenesis.

The promoter of mitochondria-localized small heat shock protein gene in Lycopersicon esculentum (Lehsp23.8) is characterized as strongly heat-inducible. In this study, to determine how the expression of Lehsp23.8 is regulated, we conducted five expression vectors carrying the gus gene driven by the 5' deletion products of the Lehsp23.8 promoter. The corresponding transgenic tobacco plants were generated via Agrobacterium tumefaciens-mediated transformation. Transgenic plants were identified by PCR and Southern blotting analysis. GUS activities under heat-shock conditions were characterized in transgenic tobacco plants. After heat shock, obvious GUS staining was detected in the leaves, shoots, roots, flowers and fruits of the transgenic tobacco plants. The result of fluorometric GUS assays in leaves showed that the heat-induced GUS activity of the 565 bp promoter was the strongest, while that of the 255 bp promoter was the lowest. Deletion analysis shows that the smallest promoter fragment (-255 bp to -23 bp) is sufficient for heat induction. It also indicates that the sequences between -255 bp and -565 bp serve as enhancers, while the sequences between -565 bp and -871 bp can repress the heat-induced activity of the Lehsp23.8 promoter.
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Objective 3,4-Methylenedioxyphenethylamine and caffeic acid derivatives have been proven previously in our group to produce activity against drug resistant fungi synergistic with fluconazole (FCZ).The two pharmacophores were cou-pled by amino acids as linkers in this project in order to design and synthesize the novel compounds and investigate the activity against drug resistant fungi in vitro.Methods 3,4-Methylenedioxyphenethylamine initially reacted with Boc-protected amino acids,following deprotection and coupling reaction with caffeic acid,to get nine title compounds.All title compounds as well as four intermediates were subjected to antifungal activity screening for fluconazole resistant Candida albicans in vitro.Results Nine title compounds showed synergistic antifungal activity for drug resistant Candida albicans with fluconazole at a concentra-tion range of 0.5-2.0μg/ml.Among them,compounds 3b,3f,3g and 3i showed the higher activity with the same MIC80 value of 0.5 μg/ml,which is comparable to those of the control compounds 7b and 5.Conclusion Linking 3,4-methylenedioxyphen-ethylamine and caffeic acid with piperidine-4-carboxylic acid (3b),valine (3g),leucine (3f) and isoleucine (3i) led to novel compounds with high synergistic antifungal activity against drug resistant Candida albicans combined with fluconazole.

Objective Based on the structure-activity relationships on the reported antifungal agents bearing quinoline or thiophene moieties ,novel compounds bearing both quinoline and thiophene were designed ,synthesized ,and evaluated for in vitro antifungal activity against Candida albicans .Methods With 5-cyanothiophene-2-carbaldehyde or 5-cyanothiophene-3-car-baldehyde as starting materials ,13 compounds were synthesized via reductive amination ,reduction of cyano group and amida-tion of quinoline-or isoquinoline-carboxylic acid .Their chemical structures were characterized by 1 H NMR and MS . In vitro antifungal screening against Candida albicans SC5314 was performed with the microbroth dilution method .Results All the compounds exhibited potent antifungal activities against Candida albicans .Among them ,compound 6k showed the highest an-tifungal activity with MIC80 value of 0 .5 μg/ml ,which is same potent as fluconazole .Conclusion The designed compounds bearing both quinoline and thiophene exhibited potent antifungal activities ,and deserve further research .

Objective:To analyze the clinical characteristics and pathogenic distribution of severe pneumonia in adults in order to provide basis for clinical diagnosis and treatment.Methods:From June 2021 to April 2022, 145 patients with pneumonia admitted to the Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine of the Second People's Hospital of Guangdong Province. According to whether they meet the diagnostic criteria for severe pneumonia, they were divided into severe ( n=63) and mild ( n=82) groups, and the clinical features between the two groups were compared. At the same time, the role of FilmArray detection in severe pneumonia was discussed. The measurement data were tested using independent sample t test or Mann-Whitney U test, and the counting data were tested using Chi-square test or Fisher exact probability method. Results:The age of the patients in the severe group was (72.67±1.71) years, male patients accounted for 84.1%, and the median hospitalization time was 16 days. Nine patients died in hospital; most of them had fever, shortness of breath, and change of consciousness, accompanied by hypertension, diabetes, cerebrovascular disease, chronic kidney disease, and tumor history. Compared with the mild group, the total number of leukocytes, neutrophil ratio, procalcitonin, and C-reactive protein were higher in the severe group, but the CD3 +, CD4 +, and CD8 + cell counts were lower ( P<0.05). The positive rate of FilmArray detection in the severe group was 81%, and the mixed infection of multiple bacteria accounted for 50%, which was higher than that of traditional culture ( P<0.05). The top four pathogens in severe group were Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Acinetobacter baumannii complex, Klebsiella pneumoniae, and Staphylococcus aureus, which were significantly higher than that in the mild group ( P<0.05). Resistance genes were detected in patients with severe disease, which was significantly higher than that in patients with mild disease (70.7% vs. 17.5%, P<0.05). Conclusions:Severe pneumonia is more common in elderly men, with more basic diseases and poor immunity. FilmArray has a high positive rate and can detect multiple pathogens, which may have a role in the rapid diagnosis of severe pneumonia.