1.RXPERIMENTAL AND CLINICAL STUDY OF CREATINE KINASE BB ACTIVITY FOR TH E DIAGNOSIS ON BRAIN DAMAGE
Wei SHI ; Fangru WANG ; Ren ZHOU ; Ligui GAO ; Jianqiang QU ; Jianjun SUN ; Shouping GONG ; Chongxiao LIU ; Le ZHOU
Journal of Pharmaceutical Analysis 2001;13(2):113-115
Objective To study the differential diagnosis o n cerebral concussion and mild cerebral contusion value of the brain type creati n e kinase isoenzyme(CK-BB),and evaluate the seriousness of brain damage and prog nosis of the patients with acute head injury.Methods Chromatographic separating and fluorometric quant ifying technique was used to detect the CK-BB activity in the cerebrospinal flu id(CSF) of 117 patients with acute head injury and 12 patients with increased in tracranial pressure and 20 normal people.Results The CSF-CK-BB activity of the patients with acu te head injury was remarkably higher than that of the normal people and the CSF -CK-BB activity increased with the seriousness of brain damage.There was a clo se relationship between CSF-CK-BB activity and prognosis,and higher activity o f CSF-CK-BB indicated poor prognosis.Conclusion CSF-CK -BB activity could be used as a new index to diagnose brain damage and evaluate the seriousness of brain damage and prognosis.
2.The development of an OxyHb animal model in mice and the study on OxyHb-induced apoptosis of mouse brain cells in vivo
wei SHI ; Ruizhi WANG ; Liyong HUANG ; Jianjun SUN ; Fangru WANG ; Chongxiao LIU ; Le ZHOU ; Zhenyu GUO ; Hzhang JOHN
Journal of Pharmaceutical Analysis 2008;20(2):109-112,137
Objective On the basis of developing a new animal model for oxyhemoglobin (OxyHb) injection into subarachnoid space in mice, this research was to explore the temporal dependence and spatial distribution of OxyHb- induced apoptosis in the mouse brain cells in vivo and the mechanism of neurocyte injury induced by OxyHb. Methods The animal model for OxyHb injection into subarachnoid space in mice was developed. Mice were divided randomly into the experimental group (n=40) and the control group (n= 35). The control group received saline injection (50 μL ) and the experimental group received OxyHb injection (50 μL ), both into the subarachnoid space. The mice of the two groups were subdivided according to different postoperative time (3 h, 6 h, 12 h, 24 h and 48 h). The apoptosis or necrosis of cells was distinguished with microscopy (HE staining), transmission electron microscopy and TUNEL method. Results The distribution of apoptosis was mainly in the ipsilateral neocortex and bilateral hippocampal gyrus. The apoptotic mouse brain cells showed morphological changes in the experimental group by HE staining and transmission electron microscopy. The count of TUNEL-positive cells showed substantial increase in the experimental group, and there was a significant difference between the control and experimental groups, and the number of OxyHb- induced apoptotic cells decreased with time. Conclusion OxyHb in subarachnoid space in mice can induce apoptasis, but not necrosis of mouse brain cells in viro. The apoptotic brain cells show the pattern of temporal dependence and spatial distribution. It is suggested that the early treatment should be the method of first choice for treating the hemorrhagic brain injury.
3.Curcumin in Treatment of Osteosarcoma: A Review
Fei TENG ; Chongxiao SUN ; Yi CHEN ; Ao YANG ; Shifeng ZHANG ; Bin GENG ; Yayi XIA
Chinese Journal of Experimental Traditional Medical Formulae 2023;29(6):275-282
Osteosarcoma (OS) is the most common primary malignant bone tumor originating from mesenchymal stem cells, which features high degree of malignancy, strong invasiveness, easy early metastasis, and high recurrence rate. The clinical manifestations of OS are pain, local mass, limited movement, and pathological fracture. OS mainly occurs in children, adolescents, and the elderly, seriously threatening physical and mental health of patients, as well as their quality of life. The currently available therapies for OS are surgery, chemoradiotherapy, and the combination of the two. Although the therapeutic effect has been improved, tumor recurrence and metastasis and multidrug resistance still occur. Thus, the therapeutic effect is not satisfactory, especially in improving the overall survival rate of patients with metastatic OS. As a result, clinicians and researchers have been making efforts to find an effective therapy. In recent years, the mechanism of curcumin (CUR) against OS has attracted wide attention. CUR, a pigment extracted from the rhizomes or tubers of many plants, such as Curcuma longa, C. rcenyujin, and C. phaeocaulis, has a variety of pharmacological effects. Scholars have found that CUR has the effects of inhibiting proliferation, inducing apoptosis, and reversing multidrug resistance (MDR) of tumor cells, but also it has poor water solubility and low bioavailability, which limit the clinical application. This paper mainly discusses the mechanism of CUR against OS, the existing problems, new treatment methods, and future research directions, which is expected to provide new ideas for scientific researchers and provide a reference for the development and utilization of CUR in the future.