The stress gastric ulcer is due to a stress-induced gastric erosions, superficial ulcers and bleeding gastric mucosal le-sions characterized by stress. Its etiology is closely associated with lives, the incidence is increasing. In recent years, the the basic re-search of drugs focuses on inhibition of oxidative damage caused by stress, anti-inflammatory cytokine expression, and regulation of gastric acid, etc., and made a lot of success. Treatment choice of stress ulcer drug gradually increased. The effects of plant extracts on stress ul-cer get more and more attention. This article reviews research progress of the treatment drugs of stress ulcer in the current stage.

Objective To study the relation between vascular endothelial growth factor(VEGF) and the degree of coronary artery stenosis as well as the formation of collateral circulation in patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI). Methods Seventy-six cases of AMI had undertaken selective coronary angiography on the third to seventh day after admission and also at six months afterwards in order to define the degree of coronary artery stenosis and the presence of collateral circulation. A blood sample of 5 mL was taken in each patient before the first coronary angiography to test for the level of VEGF by enzyme linked immunosorbend assay. Results The level of VEGF in patients with coronary artery stenosis less than 50%, 50%~75% and greater than 75% were (97.6?17.3) ng/L, (241.6?28.9) ng/L and (391.7?48.4) ng/L respectively (P

[Objective] To observe the therapeutic effect of diarrhea-predominant irritable bowel syndrome patients’ life quality with Geshanxiaoyao decoction combining acupuncture.[Methods] 300 patients were randomly divided into therapeutic group (n=150) and control 1,2,3 groups (n=50).150 cases were treated with Geshanxiaoyao decoction combined with pricking taichong,sanyinjiao,shaohai; control 1,2,3 groups were respectively treated with Li-Zhu-Chang-Le,Geshanxiaoyao decoction and acupuncture,4 weeks a course.Clinical symptoms and life quality before and after treatment were recorded and analyzed.[Results] The total effective ratio in therapeutic group(89.71%) was higher than that in control 1,2,3 groups (68.52%,74.31%,66.87%) respectively.There was significant difference between therapeutic group and control groups.[Conclusion]Geshanxiaoyao decoction combining acupuncture can effectively improve the life quality of patients with diarrhea-predominant irritable bowel syndrome.

Objective:To explore the effect of regular aerobic exercise on oxidative stress, inflammatory reaction and apoptosis with a rat model of colitis.Methods:Forty-five C57BL/6 mice were randomly divided into a control group, a model group and a model exercise group, each of 15. Colitis was induced in the rats of the model and model exercise groups through administration of 3.5% sodium dextran sulfate. The control group and the model group were kept quiet in their cages, while the model exercise group performed voluntary wheel running for 8 weeks after the successful modelling. Any histopathological changes in the colon tissue were observed after hematoxylin and eosin staining. Oxidative stress, inflammatory reaction and apoptosis were measured from colon tissue homogenates.Results:Compared with the control group, the average expression of the tumor necrosis factor α (TNF-α), interleukin (IL)-1β, IL-6 and prostaglandin E2 (PGE2) as well as levels of reactive oxygen species (ROS), malondialdehyde (MDA) and nitric oxide (NO) and inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) and Caspase-3 activity and the protein expression of cyclooxygenase 2 (COX2), nuclear factor kappa B (NF-κB) p65, apoptosis inducing factor (AIF), cytochrome c (Cyt C) and Bax had all increased significantly in the other two groups, while the levels of IL-10 and glutathione (GSH), the activity of superoxide dismutase (SOD) and glutathione peroxidase (GPx) and the protein expression of Bcl-2 protein had decreased significantly in the model group. Compared with the model group, the average content of TNF-α, IL-1 β, IL-6, PGE2, ROS, MDA and NO, the activity of iNOS and Caspase-3 and the protein expression of COX2, NF-κB p65, AIF, CytC and Bax had decreased significantly, while that of IL-10 and GSH, the activity of SOD and GPx and the protein expression of Bcl-2 protein had increased significantly in the model exercise group.Conclusion:Regular aerobic exercise has a protective effect against colitis through improving oxidative stress, inflammation and apoptosis, at least in rats.

Objective To investigate the effect of ischemia and ischemia/reperfusion(I/R)in rat heart on matrix metalloproteinase-1(MMP-1).Methods The I/R animal models were established by shutting down and reopening the anterior interventricular branch with a silver clamp,then the distribution and amount of MMP-1 of the normal and I/R rat hearts were observed by immunohistochemical staining and Western blotting and analyzed by computer image analysis.Results 1.Immunohistochemical staining showed MMP-1 existed mainly in the cardiac matrix.There were strong positive reactions in fibrocytes,smooth muscle cells of the blood vessel and endotheliaI cells of capillaries.MMP-1 didn't show distinct changes 30 minutes after ischemia,while its concentration increased dramatically 60 minutes after ischemia.The positive reaction of MMP-1 increased 30 minutes after I/R,and 60 minutes after I/R there was large fusion areas in MMP-1 existing reglons.2.Quantitative analysis showed no dramatic changes of MMP-1 after ischemia for 30 minutes(P＞0.05),while dramatic changes were seen 60 minutes after ischemia(P＜0.05).MMP-1 changed dramatically 30 minutes and 60 minutes after I/R.3.Western blotting showed that there were no distinct naked-eye-observable changes.The bands of MMP-1 became widened 30 minutes after I/R,and became obviously widened 60 minutes after I/R.Conclusion 1.MMP-1 is secreted by fibrocytes,smooth muscle cells and endothelial cells of cardiac tissue under physiological conditions,and cardiomyocytes has the potential to secrete MMP-1 under ischemia or I/R.2.The longer time the heart ischemia lasts,the greater MMP-1 concentration will increase.Reperfusion can increase MMP-1 concentration to an even higher level,which may be the main cause of the collagen destruction after heart I/R.

Objective To evaluate the prognostic significance of 3 clinical stage system in 3-dimensional conformal radiotherapy (3DCRT) for esophageal squamous cell carcinoma. Methods From January 2004 to August 2007, 179 cases of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma were treated with 3DCRT.Before radiation, each patient was staged with UICC 2003 TNM stage, stage of Chinese esophageal cancer cooperation group (cooperation group' stage), and Zhu's clinical stage respectively. Concordance of each clinical stage and prognosis was analyzed with SPSS 11.5. Results In 179 cases of esophageal cancer,Concordance was better in T stage ( Kappa = 0. 271 ) than in TNM stage ( Kappa = 0. 167 ) between cooperation group' stage and Zhu's stage. Among them, 98 cases was staged with UICC stage, concordance of T stage was better between UICC-T and cooperation group' T stage (Kappa =0. 261 ) than between UICCT and Zhu's T stage (Kappa = 0. 045 ) ;concordance of TNM stage was better between UICC-TNM and Zhu's TNM stage ( Kappa = 0. 597 ) than between UICC-TNM and cooperation group' TNM stage ( Kappa =0. 299 ). With multivariate analysis, T ( χ2 value is 11.58, 26. 00 and 51.05, all P ＜ 0. 01 ), N ( χ2 value is 15.28, 16. 10 and 16. 10,all P＜0. 01), M (χ2 value is 5.59, 27.78 and 27.78,all P＜0. 01), and TNM (χ2 value is 15.77, 34,35 and 51. 10,all P＜0. 01 ) stage in 3 kinds of clinical stage were independent prognostic factors. In UICC stage, T1-T3 was difficult to definite and the prognosis was not significantly different in T1 -T3 stage. Conclusions In this study, 3 kinds of clinical stage could evaluate prognosis of esophageal cancer after radiotherapy;cooperation group' stage and Zhu's stage need further application, with further accuracy needed.

Objective:To explore the functions of cytokines and TM in the pathogenesis of acute cerebral infarction.Methods:The levels of IL-1、IL-6 、TNF and TM were detected by ELISA in 55 patients with acute cerebral infarction.Results:The levels of IL-1、IL-6 、TNF and TM were increased significantly in the patients with acute cerebral infarction in comparision with the controls ( P

OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the efficacy of Probiotics in the treatment of ulcerative colitis(UC).METHODS:The recent pertinent literature about the use of Probiotics in the treatment of UC was retrieved from PubMed and Medline and the methodology and literature quality were evaluated in accordance with the evaluation criteria for the quality of literature of evidence-based medicine.RESULTS & CONCLUSION:The majority of the studies showed that Probiotics are of positive value for the remission of the US at acute stage and maintaining of remission induction of drugs in the treatment of UC.Strictly designed and randomized controlled trials(RCTs)remain to be done to tackle the problems encountered by the micro-ecological preparations as a new therapy in the treatment of UC.

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Objective To inhibit the gene expression of signal transducer and activator of transcription factor 1 (STAT1) in human esophageal squamous cell carcinoma cell line Eca109 by RNA interference and investigate its effect on the radiosensitivity and cell cycle of Eca109 cells.Methods Interference vector pSTAT1-shRNA for STAT1 gene was designed and constructed.After being mixed with lentiviral packaging plasmids,the interference vectors were used to transfected 293T cells.Virus solution was collected to infect ECA109 cells.Real-time PCR and Western blot were used to measure the mRNA and protein expression levels of STAT1 in Eca109 cells.Colony formation assay and flow cytometry were used to evaluate the radiosensitivity and cell cycle distribution of Eca109 cells.Results All Eca109 cells were divided into blank control group,transfection-positive group,and transfection-negative group.The transfection-positive group showed significantly lower mRNA and protein expression levels of STAT1 than the other two groups.The values of D0,SF2,and Dq of transfection-positive group were 2.03 Gy,0.83,and 1.20 Gy,respectively,lower than those of blank control group (2.98 Gy,0.88,and 1.39 Gy) and those of transfection-negative cells (3.02 Gy,0.88,and 1.57 Gy).At 12 h,24 h,and 48 h after 4 Gy-irradiation,the transfection-positive group showed significantly higher percentage of G0 + G1 than the blank control group and transfection-negative group (34.13％ vs 22.03％ vs 22.27％,F =7.56,P =0.023 ; 43.80％ vs 28.40％ vs28.63％,F=10.01,P=0.012;53.20％ vs42.2％ vs41.83％,F＝10.73,P=0.010) and significantly lower percentage of G2 + M than the blank control group and transfection-negative group (14.33％ vs 32.23％ vs 32.23％,F=16.86,P=0.003;27.73％ vs 43.53％ vs 44.00％,F=26.62,P=0.001;14.23％ vs27.97％ vs27.93％,F=40.34,P=0.000).Conclusions RNAinterference of STAT1 in Eca109 cells does not affect the proliferation ability of Eca109 cells,and it can increase the radiosensitivity of Eca109 cells probably by regulating cell cycle after irradiation.