AIM: To investigate the possible role of P97 in non - transferrin bound iron uptake by rabbit reticulocytes. METHODS: The iron uptake were measured by the method of radioisotope (5gFe). RESULTS: (1) Only PI - PLC treatment had no apparent effect on iron uptake by reticulocytes (P > 0.05); (2) Reticulocytes, pretreated by pronase and then by PI - PLC, give a significant decrease in iron uptake in cytosol and in hemne ( P < 0.01). CONCLUSION: The results support the possibility that P97 might be able to be expressed on the membrane of reticulocytes and plays a role in non - transferrin bound iron uptake by this type of cells in the rabbit.

0.05); (2) Reticulocytes, pretreated by pronase and then by PI-PLC, give a significant decrease in iron uptake in cytosol and in heme (P

Objective To carry out a systematic study on the chemical constituents in the fruits of Momordica grosvenori. Methods To isolate pure compounds by using repeated column chromatography,while the structure of a new compound was determined by detailed spectral analysis. Results Four cucurbitane triterpenoid glycosides, mogroside Ⅱ E (Ⅰ), mogroside Ⅲ (Ⅱ), grosmomoside Ⅰ (Ⅲ), and mogroside Ⅴ (Ⅳ) were isolated from the 50% ethanolic extract of the fruits of M. grosvenori. Conclusion Grosmomoside Ⅰ is a new compound identified as mogrol-3-O-β-D-glucopyranoside-24-O-{[β-D-glucopyranosyl (2-1 ) ]- [β-D-glucopyranosyl (6-1 ) ]-β-D-galactopyranoside } and the other three compounds are known compounds.

Recent researches have revealed that iron-overload could lead to osteoporosis and bone morphogenetic protein 6(BMP-6)could enhance the expression of hepcidin. Therefore, it is believed that BMP-6 might play a key role in the treatment of such kind of osteoporosis. This paper focuses on the newest papers regarding the relationship between BMP-6 and iron-overload osteoporosis in order to lay a foundation for further research on the osteoporosis induced by iron overloading.

Objective To study the chemical constituents in the fruits of Momordica grosvenori. Methods Isolation and purification of the constituents were carried out on column chromatography. Their structures were identified by NMR and MS spectral analyses. Results Ten compounds were isolated and elucidated as kaempferol (Ⅰ), kaempferol 7-O-?-L-rhamnopyranoside (Ⅱ), kaempferitrin (Ⅲ), mogroside ⅡE (Ⅳ), mogroside Ⅲ (Ⅴ), kaempferol 3-O-?-L-rhamnopyranoside-7-O-[?-D-glucopyranosyl (1-2)-?-L-rhamnopyranoside] (Ⅵ), mogroside ⅣA (Ⅶ), grosmomoside Ⅰ (Ⅷ), mogroside Ⅴ (Ⅸ), and mogroside ⅡA1 (Ⅹ). Conclusion Compounds Ⅶ and Ⅹ are new natural products, and Ⅰ is isolated from the fruits of M. grosvenori for the first time.

The understanding of iron metabolism in humans, especially of its mechanism involved in controlling iron absorption in the proximal small intestine, is of great importance since diseases associated with iron deficiency or overload are very common worldwide. Recent study on hepcidin which is senthesized by liver has showed that this originally identified as a circulating antimicrobial peptide is a putative iron regulatory hormone. It plays a central role in the regulation of small intestine iron absorption and body iron homeostasis. The increased expression of hepcidin in the liver, induced by inflammation, might be an initial cause of the anemia of infection or chronic diseases and the iron-overload diseases might be tightly associated with the decreased hepcidin expression in the liver.

Objective To carry out a systematic study on the chemical constituents in the fruits of Momordica grosvenori. Methods To isolate pure compounds by using repeated column chromatography, while the structure of a new compound was determined by detailed spectral analysis. Results Four cucurbitane triterpenoid glycosides, mogroside Ⅱ_E(Ⅰ), mogroside Ⅲ(Ⅱ), grosmomoside Ⅰ (Ⅲ), and mogroside Ⅴ (Ⅳ) were isolated from the 50% ethanolic extract of the fruits of M. grosvenori. Conclusion Grosmomoside Ⅰ is a new compound identified as mogrol-3-O-?-D-glucopyranoside-24-O-{[?-D-glucopyranosyl(2-1)]-[?-D-glucopyranosyl (6-1)]-?-D-galactopyranoside} and the other three compounds are known compounds.

OBJECTIVE: In order to understand the effect of stimulator of Fe transport(SFT) on Fe metabolism and its abnormality(absence or overloading),this study reviews the research development of SFT at home and abroad and focused on the relationship among expression,structure,physiological function,expressing controlling and expressing abnormality with brain iron metabolism.DATA SOURCES: Electronic literature search of NCBI related to SFT was performed using the terms "stimulator of iron transport" or "stimulator of Fe transport",and the language was restricted in English. And simultaneously CNKI database was searched with the word "brain iron metabolism" and"stimulator of Fe transport" in Chinese from January 1997 to October 2004.STUDY SELECTION: Articles that reported the structure,expression regulation of SFT and its relationship to brain iron metabolism diseases were included.DATA EXTRACTION: Twenty pieces of SFT-related literatures and 1300pieces of literatures related to brain iron metabolism were found,among which 21 pieces were included.DATA SYNTHESIS: From the 21 pieces of literatures,the structure,distribution,biological function,expression regulation of SFT and its relationship with brain iron metabolism were mainly discussed.CONCLUSION: SFT can stimulate both transferrin- and nontransferrin-bound iron uptake. The expression of SFT can be regulated transcriptionally and post-transcriptionally,mainly regulated in response to different cellular iron levels. So SFT plays an important role in brain iron metabolism.

Objective To study the effect of lipopolysaccharide ( LPS ) on the activity of primary cultured macrophages and the distribution of divalent metal transporter 1 ( DMT1 ) and ferroportin 1 ( FPN1 ) .Methods Primary cell culture , MTT chromotest , cytochemistry chromotest and cell immunofluorescence techniques were used in this work . Results DMT1 was mainly distributed in the cytoplasm , which illuminates that DMT1 mediates the macrophage intracellular transit of iron from phagolysosome to cytoplasm .FPN1 was distributed in the cytoplasm and membrane , and the cytoplasm was the main site of FPN 1 distribution in macrophages .Conclusion Iron liberation from heme inside the phagolysosome occurs after erythrophagocytosis and it is possible that FPN 1 mediates intracellular transit of iron released by heme catabolism .The study found that LPS promoted the cell growth and this effect was reached to the peak in the 10 -5μg/L LPS group, but the cell growth was blocked with the increase of LPS concentration .

Objective To evaluate the role of transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) in perioperative period of pediatric patients with congenital heart disease (CHD).Methods From July 2011 to December 2012,TEE was used in 393 pediatric patients(≤ 14 years) with congenital heart disease in perioperative period.We make a retrospective review with the clinical data of these cases.Results Operative schemes or therapeutic schedules of 60 patients(15.3％) were altered according to TEE.By preoperative TEE,the diagnosis of transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) of 4 cases(1.0％) were amended,4 cases (1.0％) were complemented,and 4 cases (1.0％) got the auxiliary diagnosis,among which operative schemes of 11 cases (2.8％)were altered.During the operate,29 cases(7.4％) found residual problems,11 cases(2.8％) got the auxiliary diagnosis.By postoperative TEE,7 cases(1.8％) found residual problems,1 case(0.3％) got the auxiliary diagnosis.Complications occurred in 9 cases(2.3％) of the 393 patients.Oral and pharyngeal mucous membrane bleeding occurred in 7 cases (1.8％),inadvertent tracheal extubation in 2 cases(0.5％).Conclusion TEE plays an important role in confirming preoperative diagnoses,formulating surgical plans,evaluating immediate operative results,identifying patients with residual defects and guiding the therapeutic schedule in perioperative period of pediatric patients with congenital heart disease.