Objective To study the toxicity of organic extract from river water on the male reproductive system in rats.Methods Organic pollutants were extracted from river water with XAD-2 resin and the extract from 2,16 and 80 L river water was administered daily into 30 male SD rats by gavage for consecutive 28 days.Corn oil served as the solvent control in another ten rats.After the last intake of water extract,all rats were killed,and the sections of testis were prepared according to routine procedure.The TUNEL assay for in situ detection of apoptosis and quantitation of apoptotic germ were performed on testicular sections.Immunohistochemistry and Western blotting were used to examine the changes of scf,fas,fasL and c-kit expressions in rat testis.Results The percentage of apoptotic spermatid cells significantly increased in rats receiving organic extract from 80 L water daily,as compared with the control rats.The spermatocytes in rats receiving organic extract from 80 L water daily overexpressed fas,fasL and c-kit.Conclusion The organic pollutants from river water result in spermatid apoptosis and spermatogenesis arrest.

Aim To explore the effect of propofol preconditioning on myocardial ischemia/reperfusion injury and the role of phspho-ERK1/2 during the propofol preconditioning in renal hypertension rat(RHR).Methods The isolated RHR hearts perfused on langendorff apparatus were randomly divided into 8 groups(n=8 each).After 20 min of perfusion for equilibration,the CTRL group was subsequently perfused by 148 min.The ISCH group was submitted to 35 min of ischemia and 60 min of reperfusion(I/R) to induce ischemia/reperfusion injury.The DMSO group was given by once 18 min and twice 10 min K-H solution containing 20 ?mol?L~(-1) DMSO and 5 min K-H solution reperfusion prior to I/R procedure.The three propofol preconditioning groups were preconditioned by giving 2 cycles of 10 min K-H solution containing 30 ?mol?L~(-1),100 ?mol?L~(-1) or 300 ?mol?L~(-1) propofol and 5 min K-H solution reperfusion prior to the I/R procedure.The PD group and the PD+P100 group were given K-H solution containing 20 ?mol?L~(-1) PD98059,an ERK1/2 kinase specific inhibitor,for 18 min and 5 min K-H solution washout before I/R and 100 ?mol?L~(-1) PPC respectively.Cardiac functional indices were recorded.Activity of SOD and content of MDA were measured.The level of phspho-ERK1/2 protein expression was measured using Western Blotting.Results Compared with those in the CTRL group,the recovery of cardiac functional indices in ISCH group became worse(P

Objective To comparatively complete clinical effectiveness of laparoscopic and open-bifemoral bypass in the treatment of advanced atherosclerosis.Methods During January 2008 to January 2013,according to the treatment method,a total of 60 patients with advanced atherosclerosis patients were divided into group A and group B,and there were 30 cases in each group,and group A was treated with open master bifemoral bypass surgery,and group B was treated with laparoscopic totally master bifemoral bypass surgery,to compare the general information of the two groups,surgery related indicators,clinical efficacy and survival rate,and to analyze the effect of surgical treatment on the prognosis of patients by COX model.Results The operation time of patients in group B (365.3 ±41.3) min and aortic clamping time (59.5 ± 18.3) min were significantly higher than that of group A,(294.3 ±35.5) min and(26.5 ± 19.3) min (P ＜0.05),bleeding amount (400.0 ± 145.3) ml and length of hospital stay (10.5 ± 2.1) d of group B patients was significantly lower than that of group A (1 002.3 ± 324.3) ml and (16.4 ± 4.3) d (P ＜ 0.05);postoperative mortality,thrombosis rate and the incidence of serious complications of patients in group B were significantly lower than group A (P ＜ 0.05);survival rate at different time of group B was significantly higher than that of group A (P ＜ 0.05);COX model analysis show that the surgical methods affect the postoperative mortality,thrombosis and the occurrence of severe complications.Conclusions Completely laparoscopic master bifemoral bypass can significantly decreased advanced main iliac artery occlusion disease mortality,and has small surgical trauma,less postoperative complications,rapid recovery and other advantages,especially for elderly critically ill patients,and it was worthy of clinical application.

Animals ; Hindlimb ; blood supply ; Ischemic Preconditioning ; Lung ; metabolism ; Male ; P-Selectin ; metabolism ; Rats ; Rats, Wistar ; Reperfusion Injury ; metabolism

Objective To study the accuracy of plasma matrix metalloproteinase-9 (MMP-9) predicting hemorrhagic transformation (HT) in ischemic stroke. Methods The studies on plasma MMP-9 predicting HT in ischemic stroke were included, in which diagnostic criteria, methods, and subjects were clearly described, regardless of language of publication and type of studies. MEDLINE (Apr, 1966 to 2006), EMBase (Apt, 1966 to 2006), CNKI (Feb, 1977 to 2006), and wanfangshuju (1989 to 2005) were searched and the references lists of eligible studies were manually searched. Two reviewers independently evaluated the quality of studies and extracted data. The data were analyzed using the Revman 4. 2 or SPSS 11.0. Results Five trials including 497 patients fulfilled the inclusion criteria, 109 of the 497 patients developed HT. The heterogeneity among studies was great (xspecialty 89. 9% (95% CI: 86. 4%-93.5%), sensitivity 86. 5% (95% CI: 77. 3%-96. 8%). Conclusions The values of plasma MMP-9 may be an independent predictor of hemorrhagic transformation. The number of patients in the included studies is not large enough, and the results need to be confirmed in further studies.

Murine interleukin-4 gene(mIL-4) was transfected into mice glioblastoma cell line G422 by recombinant adenovirus vector. We detected mRNA transcription of target gene in gene modified tumor cells(G422-mIL4). High level of mouse IL-4 could be detected in the culture supernatant of G422-mIL4. When inoculated subcuatneously, the tumor growth of G422-mIL4 was significantly inhibited as compared to wild type G422 and LacZ gene modified G422( G422-LacZ) . The period of survival of mice inoculated with G422-mlL4 was significantly prolongated(p

Objective We compared the effect of three anesthetic procedures on the establishment of and recovery effect on the young minipig models of skull defect,and explore an optimal anesthetic procedure for long-lasting surgical experiment in minipigs.Methods Thirty 3-month old Guizhou minipigs (male∶female=1∶1) were randomly divided into three groups,10 in each group.The group A was given with midazolam and ketamine i.p.,the group B received lumianning II i.p.,and the group C received midazolam combined with ketamine and lumianning II i.p.The induction time of anesthesia,the first anesthesia maintenance time,the first anesthesia maintenance period after additional use of anesthetics,the second time anesthesia maintenance period after additional use of anesthetics,the recovery period,the number of times of additional intraoperative use of anesthetics,cumulative amount of anesthetics used,and the adverse reaction and mortality rates of the animals after anesthesia were observed and analyzed.Results The anesthesia induction time in the group B was significantly longer than that in the groups A and C (P<0.05 for both).The anesthesia maintenance time and the anesthesia maintenance after first and second additional use of anesthetics in the groups A were significantly longer than those of the groups A and B (P<0.05 for both).The recovery periods in groups A and C were shorter than that of the group B (P<0.05 for both).The number of times of additional intraoperative use of anesthetics,the total dose of anesthetics,the adverse reaction and mortality rates in the group C were significantly lower than those of the groups A and B (P<0.05 for both).Conclusions The combination of midazolam with ketamine and lumianning II is a simple,easy to control the anesthesia depth,and a safe method to anesthetize young minipigs in long-lasting surgical experiment.

Objective To investigate the mechanism of ursolic acid-induced apoptosis in human leukemia cells.Methods U937 cells were exposed to ursolic acid(UA) at various concentrations for 6 h and 12 h,or at 20 ?mol/L for different time intervals.Cells were stained with Annexin V/PI,and their apoptosis was determined through flow cytometry.Total protein extracts were prepared and subjected to Western blot assay using antibodies against PARP,C-Caspase-3,C-Caspase-9,Mcl-1,Bcl-2,Bcl-xL,Bax,and Bad.Parallel studies were performed in human leukemia cell lines Jurkat and HL-60.Results Exposure of U937 cells to UA resulted in increase in apoptosis in dose and time-dependent manners.We found that UA-induced lethality was associated with Caspase activation and PARP cleavage,and that UA-induced apoptosis was proceeded by the downregulation of Mcl-1.Jurkat and HL-60 leukemia cells in parallel studies exhibited apoptosis after UA exposure similar to those observed in U937 cells,although HL-60 cells were less sensitive than U937 cells in UA-induced apoptosis,PARP degradation as well as Caspases activation.Conclusion UA induces apoptosis in human leukemia cells through a process that involves Mcl-1 downregulation,followed by Caspase activation and PARP degradation.

Objective To investigate the molecular mechanisms of beta3 adrenoceptor subtypes mediating rat detrusor relaxation. Methods Cyclic adenosine monophosphate(cAMP) was detected by radioimmunoassay, the effects of the cyclic AMP inhibitor SQ 22,536 and the cyclic AMP dependent protein kinase inhibitor H 89 on the relaxation elicited by ISO and BRL37344A in the rat ditrusor were investigated based on pharmacological evaluations. Results After the stimulating of ? AR by ISO, the levels of intracellular cAMP was increased, and the relaxation mediated via ISO could be partly inhibited by SQ 22,536 or H 89 The concentrations of intracellular cAMP had no changes in the presence of SQ 22,536 or H 89, and the relaxant responses to BRL37344A was not affected by SQ 22,536 or H 89. Conclusion The effects of ISO via? AR on relaxant responses to detrusor was mediated mainly by the cyclic AMP independent pathway and in part by the cyclic AMP dependent pathway, but cAMP PKA pathway were not involved in the beta3 adrenoceptor signaling pathway

Objective To investigate the effect of ? 3-adrenoceptors(? 3-AR) on rat detrusor instability(DI) secondary to bladder outflow obstruction(BOO). Methods Animal models of DI were made in 15 female Wister rats.The filling cystometry was conducted after 6 weeks,and the rats were divided into DI group and detrusor stabitily (DS) group based on the detrusor function. The effects of ? 3-AR agonist BRL37344A on the frequency of contraction and relaxation response to isolated detrusor were examined by means of the in vitro detrusor strip study.And the expression of ? 3-AR subtypes mRNA was investigated in rat detrusor muscle by RT-PCR. Results The occurrence rate of DI was 67%(10/15).BRL37344A could inhibit the contraction frequence and amplitude of the isolated detrusor which was concentration-dependent.The intensity did differ significantly between normal controls or DS group and DI group.The relative contents of ? 3-adrenoceptor mRNA in DI group,controls and DS group were 10.27?3.54,19.84?2.62 and 18.38?1.95.There was a significant decrease in the concentration of ? 3-adrenoceptors in DI group compared with controls and DS group( P