Objective To investigate the change in the content of intracellular adhesion molecule-1(ICAM-1)in myocardium of rats at different time courses after exhausted exercise.Methods One hundred male SD rats were divided into sedentary control group,single bout of exhausted exercise group and 14-day consecutive exhausted exercise group.Rats were killed at 0.6,1 2 and 24 hours after exhausted exercise.Immunofluorescence technique and image analysis method were used to study the dynamic changes in the content of ICAM-1 in myocardium.Results Comparing with the control group,following these 2 modes of exhausted exercise,the content of ICAM-1 in rat myocardium increased and reached its peak value 6 hours after exercise,and then decreased,and ICAM-1 content in all other time courses were significantly increased(P<0.01)after exhaustive exercise,except 24h after exercise group (P>0.05).ICAM-1 content from different parts of myocardium immediately after consecutive exhausted exercise was significantly higher than that after single bout of exhausted exercise (P<0.01),and the differences disappeared 6 hours after exercise(P>0.05).ICAM-1 content in 12-and 24-hour single bout of exhausted exercise groups was significantly higher than that in consecutive exhausted exercise groups(P<0.01).Conclusion The increase of ICAM-1 level in myocardium after difierent modes of exhausted exercise can activate cytokine,mediate inflammatory responses of myocytes,such as adhesion and infiltration,which contribute to the exercise-induced myocardial micro-injury.

Objective To explore the angioarchitectrue characteristics and appropriate treatment strategies of dural arteriovenous fistula (DAVF) in foramen magnum region.Methods The clinical data of patients with DAVF diagnosed by digital subtraction angiography (DSA) were analyzed retrospectively.Results Thirteen patients intraoperative were found fistula and complete resection,patients discharged from hospital,DSA check showed that the DAVF fistula completely disappeared,all patients symptoms were improved to different extents.Conclusions The clinical features,prognosis and treatment methods of DAVF in forament magnum region depends on its angioarchitecture,especially the lesion site and venous drainage,surgical operation can usually find the fistula and can be completely removed.

0.05).The sera from animals immunized with parental strains had significant higher titer of IgG antibodies against GM1,GD1a and GT1b,at 14 and 28 day than before immunization(P

BACKGROUND:Bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells have beneficial effects on the treatment of various diseases. Mitochondria transfer is newly proposed and its specific mechanisms of action and control factors remain unclear.
OBJECTIVE:To review the studies about stem cells and mitochondrial transfer, then to discuss its value on clinical.
METHODS:The PubMed, VIP and Wanfang databases were searched for related articles concerning stem cells and mitochondrial transfer. Key words were“stem cell, embryonic stem cell, progenitor cell, mitochondria”in Chinese and“Stem cell[s], Mother cell[s], Progenitor cell[s], Colony-Forming Unit[s], Colony Forming Unit[s], Mitochondria[l] transfer”in English. Thirteen articles were found initial y, and using the citation tracking method, final y 42 articles were determined. RESULTS AND CONCLUSION:Studies have shown that mitochondrial transfer from bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells is associated with rescue of aerobic respiration and restoration of mitochondrial function in the injured somatic cells. Bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells and recipient cells form tunneling nanotubes for mitochondrial transfer. Movement of mitochondria between cells is regulated and directed by Miro1. The successful transfer of mitochondria may be accompanied with the clearance of damaged mitochondria. The rescue of mitochondrial function in early stages may provide a valuable therapeutic strategy for various diseases include acute lung injury.

The paper describes the basis, scope, and contents of the index system for assessing maternity and child care institutions in Beijing. The new system, based on the readjustment, recombination and redistribution of the original index system for assessment, has two newly added elements, viz. financial position analysis and leadership style and organization culture. In order to make a distinction between leaders' responsibilities and an institution's orientations and to reduce behavior abnormality and information bias in the process of assessment, the new system has been divided into two major parts: evaluation of the institution's conditions for survival and capabilities for development, which is jointly decided by internal and external factors, and appraisal of the institution's performance, which is decided mainly by internal factors.

Objective To investigate the change in the proportion of NK or NKT cells in the peripheral blood of patients with HBV associated acute-on-chronic liver failure(HBV-ACLF) .Methods the frequency of NK or NKT cells in the blood of 25 healthy controls(HC) ,40 patients with chronic hepatitis B(CHB) and 26 HBV-ACLF patients was detected by flow cytometry .The differ-ences in the proportion of NK and NKT cells among the three groups were analyzed by SPSS software and the correlation was ana-lyzed between the frequence of NK or NKT cells and HBV markers and the level of liver function .Results the proportion of NK cells in HC ,CHB ,or HBV-ACLF group was (15 .0 ± 6 .0)% ,(11 .4 ± 6 .8)% ,(8 .9 ± 6 .7)% respectively ,and the difference be-tween the HBV-ACLF group and HC or CHB group was statistically significant (P<0 .05) .And for the NKT cells ,its frequence in the HC ,CHB ,or HBV-ACLF group was (1 .9 ± 1 .3)% ,(4 .3 ± 3 .7)% ,(5 .4 ± 8 .6)% respectively ,and there was significant difference between the HBV-ACLF group and HC group(P<0 .05) .Conclusion The proportion of NK cells in HBV-ACLF has a significant decline ,while NKT cells has a significant increases .it indicate that NK or NKT cells might be play a certain role in the HBV-ACLF development process .

Objective To evaluate the effects of postconditioning with propofol on lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced inflammatory responses of microglial cells in rat brain tissues.Methods The primary cultured microglial cells in brain tissues of Sprague-Dawley rats were seeded in 24 multi-well plates at a density of 1 × 105 cells/ml,and the microglial cells of 100 wells were randomly divided into 5 groups (n =20 each) using a random number table:control group (group C),LPS group (group L),and propofol 25,50 and 100 μmol/L groups (P25,P50,P100 groups).The cells were cultured routinely in group C.LPS 1 μg/ml was added and the cells were incubated for 24 h in group L.In P25,P20,and P100 groups,when the cells were incubated for 24 h with LPS 1 μg/ml,propofol with the final concentrations of 25,50 and 100 μmol/L was added,respectively.The cells were collected at 1 h of incubation with propofol for determination of the expression of inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) mRNA,cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) mRNA,tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) mRNA and interleukin-1β (IL-1β) mRNA (by RT-PCR).The supematant was separated for determination of the concentrations of nitric oxide (NO) (by Griess method) and pmstaglandin E2 (PGE2),TNF-α and IL-1β (by ELISA).Results Compared with group C,the expression of iNOS mRNA,COX-2 mRNA,TNF-α mRNA and IL-1β mRNA was significantly up-regulated and the concentrations of NO,PGE2,TNF-α and IL-1β in the supematant were increased in group L (P ＜ 0.01).Compared with group L,the expression of iNOS mRNA,COX-2 mRNA,TNF-α mRNA and IL-1β mRNA was significantly down-regulated and the concentrations of NO,PGE2,TNF-α and IL-1β in the supernatant were decreased in P50 and P100 groups (P ＜ 0.05 or 0.01),while no significant change in the indexes mentioned above was found in P25 group (P ＞ 0.05).Conclusion Postconditioning with propofol 50 and 100 μmol/L can inhibit LPS-induced inflammatory responses of microglial cells in rat brain tissues.

BACKGROUND: Cord blood stem cells are one of ideal target cells for gene therapy, but low gene transferring rate is the main difficulty at recent. Janus kinase tyrosine 2 (JAK2) plays an important role in self-renewing of cord blood stem/progenitor cell12s. Therefore, cord blood CD34+ cell line modified by target-amplified JAK2 genes has been developed yet by using gene regulating expression technique in order to overcome low transferring rate of cord blood genes.OBJECTIVE: To investigate the feasibility and reliability of a long-term amplified regulation for cord blood stem/progenitor cells mediated by transgene JAK2. SETTING: Department of Hematology, Beijing Hospital, Ministry of Health.MATERIALS: The experiment was carried out in the Laboratory of Hematological Department, Beijing Hospital, Ministry of Health from June 2003 to April 2006. Cord blood was derived from umbilical cord which was immediately cut from healthy, full-term and natural-parturition infants and was provided by Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Beijing Hospital. The experiment was approved by the local ethical committee, and informed consent was obtained from expectant mothers and their relatives for the use of cord blood cells. MiniMACS magnetic separation apparatus and immunomagnetic beads adsorbing CD34 single antibody were provided by Miltenyi Biotec Company, Germany; flow cytometer by FACScalibur, USA; recombinant human stem cell factor (rhSCF), Flt3 ligand (FL), human interleukin-6 (hIL-6), granulocyte macrophage colony stimulating factor (GM-CSF), granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (G-CSF) and thrombopoeitin (TPO) by PeproTec Company; nude mice of the SPF level by Animal Center of Beijing Medical University.METHODS: Retroviral vector MGI-F2JAK2, which was composed of functional catalytic domain of JAK2 genes and two site proteins (2xF36v, F2) combined with synthetic drug (AP20187) of target gene of small molecules, was constructed. AP20187 might specially combine with F36v to cause dimerization of JAK2 so as to activate signal conduction in cells. In addition, the vector included green fluorescence protein reporter gene, which was regarded as a label to detect proliferation. MiniMACS magnetic separation apparatus was used to purify and separate cord blood CD34+ cells. While, retrovirus supernatant including JAK2 was used to transfer cord blood CD34+ cells. After transduction, CD34+ cells were cultured with stem cell factor (SCF), Flt3 ligand, TPO and IL-6 and divided into control group (not adding AP20187) and experimental group (AP20187).MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: ① Flow cytometer was used to detect percentage of green fluorescence protein reporter gene in the CD34+ cells and to determine gene transferring rate. ② Colony culture results of cord blood stem/progenitor cells after amplification. ③ Nude mice were given subcutaneous injection of ten-week cultured cord blood CD34+ cells at costa and neoplasia was observed after 30 days. RESULTS: ① Plentiful amplification of CD34+ cells was observed in both experimental group and control group. With the culture time passing by, positive rate of gel-filtered platelet of amplified CD34+ cells in the experimental group was gradually increased based on the basic level and more than 95% in the 11th week; however, positive rate of green fluorescence protein reporter gene in the control group was gradually decreased below the basic level and disappeared finally. ② Transgenic CD34+ cells in the experimental group still could generate brust forming unit-erythroid (BFU-E), colony-forming units granulocute/monocyte (CFU-GM) and multipotential hematopoietic progenitors (CFU-Mix); especially, CFU-GM was the main cell in hemopoietic progenitor cell (HPC). ③ Nude mice did not have neoplasia. CONCLUSION: Human cord blood CD34+ cells of transferring JAK2 genes may cooperate with other cytokines to amplify cord blood stem/progenitor cells in vitro for long. Therefore, this is potentially valuable for stem cells to treat some hereditary hematologic disease.

ObjectiveTo compare the roles of Toll-like receptor-4 (TLR-4) in the acute lung injury (ALI) induced by lipopolysaccharide (LPS) and by hemorrhagic shock and resuscitation (HSR) and LPS (twohit) in mice.MethodsTwo types of mice were used in this study:free wild type mice (C3H/HeN) and TLR4 gene mutation type ( C3H/HeJ).Each type of mice was randomly divided into 2 groups ( n ＝ 18):group sham operation+ LPS (group S/LPS) and group HSR + LPS (group HSR/LPS).Hemorrhagic shock was induced by blood withdrawal until MAP was reduced to 35-45 ram Hg and maintained for 60 min (first hit).The animals were then resuscitated by infusion of shed blood and lactated Ringer' s solution.LPS 30 tμg/kg was instilled into trachea at 24 h after HSR (second hit).Arterial blood gas analysis was performed and the animals were then sacrificed by exsanguination at 0,3 and 6 h after LPS(T,,T2,T3 ).The lungs were removed.W/D lung weight ratio and MPO activity,IL-6 and 1L-10 contents in the lung tissue were determined.The changing rate of the abovementioned variables at T2,T3 based on the values at T1 were calculated.ResultsIn C3H/HeN animals the changing rate of PaO2 was significantly lower while the changing rate of W/D ratio,MPO activity and IL-6,IL-10 contents in the lung tissue were significantly higher in HSR/LPS group than in S/LPS group at T2.3.But in C3H/HeJ animals the above-mentioned variables were changed at T2.ConclusionThe role of TLR-4 in the two-hit-induced ALI is stronger than that in the LPS-induced ALI in mice.