Objective To investigate the role of eotaxin (ehemotacfie factor of eosinophils) in pathogenesis of eosinophilie airway inflammation and airflow obstruction. Methods 45 eases of patients in exacerbations with bronchial asthma (A group) and 25 eases of healthy volunteers as controls (B group) have participated in lung func-tion test and sputum induefion. The concentration of eotaxin was measured with sandwich enzyme-linked immunosor-bent assay (ELISA). Results The differences of the eosinophil (EOS)/leukoeyte (Leu)% in the two groups are significant (P <0.05) ; the differences of the eotaxin in the two groups is also significant (P < 0.05) ; the EOS/Leu% and the level of eotaxin are significantly inversely correlated with the percentage of the first second forced ex-piratory volume/predicted value (FEV1%) (P < 0.001). The level of eotaxin in induced sputum is significantly positively correlated with the EOS/Leu% in A group (P<0.001). Conclusion Eotaxin poasiblely partieulatesin e-osinophilic airway inflammation and airflow obstruction in asthmatic patients by selective chemotactic activity on eosin-ophil, and eosinophil release a series of inflammation medium that induce the exacerbation of asthma.

The total effective rate of Xiaoying Plaster applied top-ically for dissipating or reducing the size of the masswas 84.34% while that of the control group was 42.9%.Animal experiment also revealed that local appli-cation of this plaster alone can markedly reduce thethyroid mass,restoring the diffuse proliferation of thy-roid tissue to normal.The antigoiter effect is similar tothat of oral administration of thyroid tablet.

Objective To study the effectiveness of Suhuangzhike Capsule on eosinophilia (Eos) and exhaled nitric oxide (FeNO) in patients with cough variant asthmathe.Methods 98 patients with cough variant asthmathe were randomly divided into the two groups,the control group (n =49 cases) and the observation group (n =49 cases).The patients in the control group were treated through the conventional treatment,while the patients in the observation group were treated through the conventional treatment plus Suhuangzhike Capsule.They were treated for four weeks.Eos and FeNO were detected before and after treatment.Results The total effective rate of the control group was 87.8％,which of observation group was 95.9％;The total effective rate of the observation group was obviously higher than that of the control group (x2 =4.86,P ＜ 0.05).The two groups after treatment the blood Eos and FeNO were significantly lowered (t =5.102,8.772,7.921,10.224,P ＜ 0.05,P ＜ 0.01).And compared with the control group after treatment,the patients in the observation group decreased more significantly (t =2.714,3.336,all P ＜ 0.05).Conclusion Suhuangzhike Capsule can decrease eosinophilia and exhaled nitric oxide in patients with cough variant asthmathe.

Objective To investigate the effect of cisplatin and 5-fluorouracil on endocrine Ishikawa cells in the treatment of endometrial cancer. Methods The human endometrial cancer cell line Ishikawa were selected, at the logarithmic growth period, the cells were divided into three groups of 5-fluorouracil (5 mg/L) group, cisplatin (5 mg/L) group and cisplatin (5 mg/L) combined with fluorouracil (5 mg/L) group ( combined group).After treated with corresponding drugs treatment, the cell viability was detected by MTT, the apoptosis was detected by flow cytometry, and the Bcl-2 and p65 expressions cells were detected by Western blot.Results The inhibitory rate of combined group, cisplatin group and 5-fluorouracil group were (41.45 ± 3.13)%, (25.20 ±3.09)% and (23.19 ±4.10)% respectively, and the inhibitory rate in the combined group was significantly higher than that of the other two groups (P<0.05).The apoptosis rate of the combined group, cisplatin group and 5-group were (29.44 ±4.35)%, (5.74 ±1.12)% and (5.82 ±1.78)% respectively, and the apoptosis rate in the combined group was significantly higher than that of the other two groups (P<0.05).The Bcl-2 relative expression in the combined group, cisplatin group and 5-fluorouracil group were (0.31 ±0.11), (1.23 ±0.49) and (1.28 ±0.59), the p65 expression were (0.67 ±0.23), (1.67 ±0.56) and (1.71 ±0.71), combined group of Bcl-2 and p65 relative expressions were obviously less than that of the other two groups ( P <0.05 ) .Conclusion Cisplatin combined with 5-fluorouracil on endocrine Ishikawa cells in the treatment of endometrial cancer could promote cell apoptosis, inhibit the cell proliferation, and its mechanism may be related to the inhibition of Bcl-2 and p65 protein expressions.

It is increasingly evident that sepsis triggers a complex host reaction, which is responsible for a variety of pathophysiologic changes during the inflammatory process. Pentoxifylline (PTX) is a methyxanthine with selective anti inflammatory activity. The effects and mechanisms of PTX in human and animal models of sepsis are reviewed, for providing new information in treatment of sepsis.

Objective:To investigate the influence of lant ha num chloride on the proliferation of human gingival fibroblasts(HGFs).Me thods:HGFs were cultured in vitro and MTT assay was used to analyse the influence of lanthanum chloride at 10 -6,10 -5,5?10 -5,1 0 -4,10 -3 and 10 -2 mol/L respectively on the proliferation o f HGFs. Results:Lanthanum chloride at 1?10 -2 mol/L inhib ited the proliferation of HGFs,however, it did not at 10 -6~10 -3 mo l/L. Conclusion:Lanthanum chloride at a higher concentration(1 ?10 -2 mol/L)may inhibit HGF proliferation.

BACKGROUND: Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) has clear efficacy and fewer side effects, because of its own pharmacological action, as well as the trace elements in it.OBJECTIVE: To determine the contents of metal elements and their total flavone in Scutellaria baicalensis Georgi (SBG).DESIGN: Repeated measurement trial.SETTING: Jilin Medical College, Affiliated Hospital of Jilin Medical College.MATERIALS: SBG was bought on the market. Rutoside sample(F 20050930, Sinopharm Group Chemical Reagent Co., Ltd.).METHODS: The experiment was carried out in the Department of Trace Element in Chinese Herbal Medicine, Jilin Medical College from April to July in 2006. SBG samples were dried and powdered then digested with nitric acid-perchloric acid wet method. And 1.000 0 g was weighed accurately, 3 portions were used for each kind of sample, placed in 25 mL coni cal flask, 10 mL concentrated HNO3 was added, then sealed for overnight.10 mL concentrated HNO3 and 5 mL HClO4 were added respectively on the next day, and slowly heated on the electric hot plate; when only about 1 mL left, 20 mL concentrated HNO3 and 5 mL HC1O4 were added for continuous digestion till the solution was colorless and clearing and almost dried. It was diluted and dissolved with 30 g/L nitric acid, then transferred to 50 mL volumetric flask, evenly mixed for measurement. Atomic absorption spectrophotometer was used to detect macroelement Na, Ca, Mg, K and trace element Fe, Mn, Cu, Zn. Alcohol extraction method was applied to extract the total flavone of SBG while UV spectrophotometry for the content of total flavone.MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: The contents of metal elements and their total flavone.RESULTS: The contents of metal elements and total flavone in SBG were detected as follows: K (1 098.516 8±2.731 9) μg/g; Ca (6 561.552 6±78.716 7) μg/g; Na (9 530.491 2±44.176 6) μg/g; Mg (6 555.442 8±36.860 3) μg/g; Fe (512.075 0±5.135 9) μg/g; Cu (2.905 0±0.134 2) μg/g;Zn (30.081 0±0.740 0) μg/g; Mn (12.409 2±0.247 7) μg/g; Total flavone(17.496 2±2.134 4) mg/g.CONCLUSION: Metal element and their total flavone are rich in SBG.

BACKGROUND: Epidemiological studies indicated that trace elements were closely correlated with the causes and pathogenesis of cerebrovascular disease, many trace elements play a beneficial role in maintaining the cerebrovascular and cardiovascular functions and structures, the trace elements needed in human body all exist in Chinese patent medicines, and different Chinese patent medicines contain different trace elements.OBJECTIVE: To make vague category of metal elements in 10 kinds of Chinese patent medicines commonly used to treat cerebrovascular diseases in clinic, and find the similarity of the contents of trace elementsand macroelements among the medicines, so as to provide evidence for researching the role of trace elements in the medicines and the correlation with the treatment of cerebrovascular disease.DESIGN: Ten kinds of Chinese patent medicines were powdered and accurately weighed, digested wit the HNO3-HClO4 wet method, the contents of metal elements were determined with atomic absorption spectrometry,mathematic matrix was applied in the vaguecategory of the data so as to find the similarities among the medicines.SETTINGS: Department of Chemistry, Jilin Medical College; Department of Neurology, Affiliated Hospital of Jilin Medical College.MATERIALS: The medicines were Naosetong tablet, Qiangli Tianma Duzhong Wan, Tongsemai tablet, Maitong capsule, Tongmai Ningxin Chongji, Fufang Yinxing Jiaowan, Dahuoluo Dan, Zhongfeng Huichun tablet, Xiaoshuan Tongluo capsule and Di 'ao Zhibituo, all of which could be bought on the market. Reagents: The standard reserving solution for Ca,Mg, Cu and Cr was the national criteria solution (NCS) with the concentration of 1.000 g/L (State Test Center of Ferrous Materials), that for Mn was the secondary NCS with the concentration of 500 mg/L (China General Station for Environment Monitoring). The concentration was 50 mg/L for Ca,Mg, Cu and Cr, 20 mg/L for Mn, HNO3 and HClO4 were both in excellent purity, and the water for the experiment was deionized water.METHODS: From March to June in 2001, 10 kinds of Chinese patent medicines commonly used to treat cerebrovascular diseases in clinic were selected in the Department of Chemistry, Jilin Medical College, dried and powdered, completely mixed, 1.000 0 g was weighed accurately with analytical balance, 3 portions were used for each kind of sample. The atomic absorption spectrometry was used to determine the contents of macroelements (Na, Ca, Mg, K) and trace elements (Fe, Ni, Mn, Cr, Cu, Zn), the ratios of Cu/Zn and Ca/Mg were calculated, the method of vague category was applied to study the correlations of the medicines.MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: The differences of the contents of trace elements in different medicines were observed by determining their contents,and the similarities were found in the clustering analysis of the data.RESULTS: ① The contents of the trace elements and macroelements were rich in the 10 medicines, but they were different in different medicines.There were more macroelements in Naosetong tablet, Qiangli Tianma Duzhong Wan, Tongsemai tablet and Dahuoluo Dan; The trace elements were more in Tongsemai tablet and Maitong capsule. ② The contents of 10kinds of metal elements, Cu/Zn ratio and Ca/Mg ratio of each sample were taken as the indexes for standardized processing, and the method of maximal tree was applied for the clustering analysis. When r=0.55, five medicines had similar cluster, which were Naosetong tablet, Qiangli Tianma Duzhong Wan, Tongsemai tablet, Maitong capsule, Dahuoluo Dan and Xiaoshuan Tongluo capsule. ③ When r=0.85, three medicines had similar cluster, which were Qiangli Tianma Duzhong Wan, Tongsemai tablet and Maitong capsule. When r=0.95, the clustering analysis of trace elements of two medicines were extremely similar, which were Tongsemai tablet and Maitong capsule. Both Tongsemai tablet and Maitong capsule had the efficacies of increasing blood flow, ameliorate blood stream, and they had many similarities in treating cerebrovascular disease.CONCLUSION: Trace elements should have the similar actions in the process of drug treatment, the Chinese patent medicines with greater correlation coefficient in the clustering analysis have greater similarities in the efficacy on cerebrovascular disease, and those with smaller correlation coefficient also have fewer similarities in the efficacy.

Objective To study the effect of glucosides of cbaenomeles speciosa (GCS) on the expression of EP2 and EP4 in synovial tissues from rats with adjuvant arthritis. Methods Complete Freund's adjuvant (FCA) was used to induce adjuvant arthritis (AA) in rats. The synoviocytes from AA rats were collected and incubated. Synoviocytes proliferation was determined by 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazal-2yl) 2,5-dipbeny+hetrazoliumbromide (MTT) assay. Levels of prostaglandins E2(PGE2) and cAMP were determined by radioim-munoassay (RIA). The expression of EP2 and EP4 was detected by Western blot analysis. Results GCS significantly inhibited the proliferation of synoviocytes. GCS decreased the level of PGE2 and increased the level of cAMP. The results of correlation analysis demonstrated that GCS inhibited synoviocytes hyperplasia by increasing the level of cAMP in synoviocytes. The results of Western blot analysis demonstrated that GCS significantly improved the expression of EP2 and EP4. Condusion These results suggest that restoring normal transduction of the EP-G protein-cAMP signal pathway may be one of the most important mechanisms of GCS.

Objective To investigate the role of central and peripheral sensitization in remifentanil-induced hyperalgesia in a rat model of inflammatory pain. Methods Twenty-one male SD rats weighing 200-300 g were used in this study. Inflammatory pain was induced by intraplantar injection of 1 % carrageenan 100 fd in the left hindpaw in all animals. The animals were then randomly divided into 3 groups ( n = 7 each): control group (group C) and two remifentanil groups (group R1 , R2) . In R1 and R2 groups remifentanil was infused iv at a rate of 10 and 30 μg-kg-1·min-2 respectively starting from 5 min before till 25 min after carrageenan injection, while in group C normal saline was infused iv instead of remifentanil. Bilateral paw withdrawal threshold to mechanical stimulation with von Frey filament (PWT) was measured before (baseline) and at 1 h, 3 h and 1-7 d after carrageenan injection. Bilateral paw withdrawal latency to noxious thermal stimuli (PWL) was measured before and at 2 h, 4 h and 1-7 d after carrageenan injection. The thickness of the plantar surface of left hindpaw was measured before and at 1 h, 4 h and 1-7 d after carrageenan injection. Results Bilateral PWT was significantly lower at day 1 after carrageenan injection in R, and R2 groups than in group C. The right PWT was significantly lower at 2 d and 4-7 d after carrageenan injection in group R2 than in group R, . There was no significant difference in PWL and thickness of the plantar surface of left hindpaw among the 3 groups. Conclusion Central sensitization is involved in developing and maintaining the remifentanil-induced hyperalgesia in a rat model of inflammatory pain, while peripheral sensitization is not.