Objective To investigate the effect of puerarin on preeclampsia-like rat placental tissue hypoxia inducible factor (hypoxia-inducible factor,HIF)-1αexpression and study the mechanism of protective effects in rats.Methods 60 SD rats were randomly divided into control group,drugs intervention groups(low-dose,middle-dose,high dose)and model group.The rats in drugs intervention groups and model group were adopted endotoxin for induction of preeclampsia model.On the basis of the model group,low,medium and high dose groups were given 20.0,40.0,60.0 mg/kg puerarin by intraperitoneal injection,respectively.The blood pressure of tail artery,urine protein concentration were observed at different points and the expression of HIF-1αwere detected by PT-RCT in each group.Results The systolic blood pressure ,urine protein and HIF-1αprotein in model group were higher than control group(P<0.05 );serum NO concentration was lower than control group (P<0.05 );after the puerarin intervention,systolic blood pressure and urine protein concentration in drugs intervention groups were lower than model group (P<0.05 ),plasma NO concentration was higher than model group (P<0.05 )and HIF-1αprotein was lower than model group (P<0.05 );the placenta weight,weight and body length of newborn rats in drug intervention group were higher than model group (P<0.05 ).Conclusion Puerarin can reduce systolic blood pressure and urine protein levels,promote the level of NO in plasma and reduce HIF-1αlevel in placenta of rats.Puerarin can offer protection to rats with preeclampsia by decreasing the expression of HIF-1αin placental.

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Objective To explore the feasibility, safety and advantage of thoracoscopes pulmonary bulla resection without thoracic closed drainage tube according to the fast track surgery (FTS) theory. Methods The clinical data of 53 patients with pulmonary bulla were retrospectively analyzed. Among them, 29 patients underwent the thoracoscopes pulmonary bulla resection without thoracic closed drainage tube (FTS group), and 24 patients underwent the thoracoscopes pulmonary bulla resection with thoracic closed drainage tube (tradition group). The oxygenation index at 24 h after operation, visual analogue score (VAS) at 24, 48 and 72 h after operation, postoperative complications, postoperative hospital stay and hospital costs were compared between 2 groups. Results There was no statistical difference in oxygenation index at 24 h after operation between FTS group and tradition group:(312.4 ± 16.4) mmHg (1 mmHg=0.133 kPa) vs. (330.6 ± 13.2) mmHg, P>0.05. The VAS at 24, 48 and 72 h after operation in FTS group was significantly lower than that in tradition group:(2.6 ± 1.1) scores vs. (4.3 ± 1.6) scores, (1.6 ± 0.9) scores vs. (3.8 ± 1.4) scores and (0.8 ± 1.0) scores vs. (2.9 ± 1.4) scores, and there was statistical difference (P<0.05). The incidence of postoperative complications, postoperative hospital stay and hospital costs in FTS group were significantly lower than those in tradition group:13.8%(4/29) vs. 37.5% (9/24), (3.2 ± 0.9) d vs. (6.2 ± 1.2) d and (1.3 ± 0.3) × 104 yuan vs. (1.5 ± 0.4) × 104 yuan, and there were statistical differences (P<0.05). Conclusions FTS used in thoracoscopes pulmonary bulla resection is feasible and safe, and has certain advantages.

Objective: To determine the distribution of CD4~+CD25~+FOXP3~+regulatory T cells (Treg) and Treg subsets in human colorectal carcinoma microenvironment and to explore their correlation with conventional clinico-pathological features.Methods: Frozen sections and Immunohistochemistry (IHC) were used to detect FOXP3~+ Treg in flesh specimen collected from 42 patients with colorectal carcinoma.The number of FOXP3~+ Treg was evaluated in terms of its association with clinico-pathological feature in tumor and peri-cancer tissue.Double staining was performed to determine the expression of ICOS and FOXP~3.Results:The number of FOXP3~+ Treg in the colorectal carcinoma (mean 24.1) was significantly higher than that in peri-cancer tissue (mean 0.7).A higher number of tumor infiltrating FOXP3~+ Tregs was found in the patient groups with poor differentiation,lymphatic metastasis and non-distant metastasis as compared to the patient groups with well differentiation,non-lymphatic metastasis and distant metastasis.The percentage of FOXP3~+ ICOS~+ Treg was higher in colorectal carcinoma(81% ) than that in peri-cancer tissue(10% ).Condusion: Increased FOXP3~+ Treg may influence the occurrence and development of colorectal carcinoma.Our data support the hypothesis that tumor infiltrating FOXP3~+ Tregs attenuate the immune response against cancer and suggest that strategy to overcome FOXP3~+ Treg function may be beneficial in the treatment of human colorectal cancer.

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Objective:To determine the distribution of CD4+CD25+FOXP3+ regulatory T cells (Treg) and Treg subsets in human colorectal carcinoma microenvironment and to explore their correlation with conventional clinico-pathological features.Methods:Frozen sections and Immunohistochemistry (IHC) were used to detect FOXP3+ Treg in fresh specimen collected from 42 patients with colorectal carcinoma.The number of FOXP3+ Treg was evaluated in terms of its association with clinico-pathological feature in tumor and peri-cancer tissue.Double staining was performed to determine the expression of ICOS and FOXP3.Results:The number of FOXP3+ Treg in the colorectal carcinoma (mean 24.1) was significantly higher than that in peri-cancer tissue (mean 0.7).A higher number of tumor infiltrating FOXP3+ Tregs was found in the patient groups with poor differentiation,lymphatic metastasis and non-distant metastasis as compared to the patient groups with well differentiation,non-lymphatic metastasis and distant metastasis.The percentage of FOXP3+ ICOS+ Treg was higher in colorectal carcinoma(81%) than that in peri-cancer tissue(10%).Conclusion:Increased FOXP3+ Treg may influence the occurrence and development of colorectal carcinoma.Our data support the hypothesis that tumor infiltrating FOXP3+ Tregs attenuate the immune response against cancer and suggest that strategy to overcome FOXP3+ Treg function may be beneficial in the treatment of human colorectal cancer.

Objective: In order to establish the material basis for future studies on the biological function of miRNAs, we aimed to predict novel miRNAs from EST sequences of Rehmannia glutinosa by using bioinformatic strategies. Methods: Since most of the plant miRNAs were conserved in plant species, all plant miRNAs deposited in miRNase were aligned to the 93 172 EST sequences generated by next generation high-throughput RNA sequencing technology and the putative miRNA precursors were screened according to serious criteria. Results: Eight novel rehmannia miRNAs were identified which belonged to eight different families that were further validated by real-time PCR analysis. Then the eight rehmannia miRNAs were subjected to target prediction analysis, and the results showed that the target genes encoded the proteins related to root growth, metabolism, stress responses and other processes. Conclusion: The miRNAs and their target genes identified in this study will provide clues to their biological functions in R. glutinosa.

Stroke rehabilitation research has shifted its focus from empiric evidence to biological targets. This article reviewed the plasticity of the brain, spinal cord and skeletal muscle, and suggested rehabilitation techniques targeting central nervous system and skeletal muscle.

Mitochondrial dysfunction has been implicated in the aetiology of sporadic Parkinson's disease but its role in the disease mechanism remains unclear.To investigate the effect of synuclein on mitochondrial dysfunction induced by rotenone.The human dopaminergic SH-SY5Y cells were used as a cell model.The cells over-expressed the wild-type ?-synuclein were treated with complex I inhibitor rotenone.The cell viability,complex I activity,Mitochondrial swelling and O2-content were tested at different time point-1w,2w,4w after rotenone treated.CCK-8 test results showed that the cell viability of overexpressed ?-synuclein(SH-SY5Y-Syn)was much lower than the control group(SH-SY5Y-Ctr).After administrating with rotenone about 1w or 2w the cell viability of SH-SY5Y-Syn became higher than that of SH-SY5Y-Ctr.On the 4th week the results were contrary to the first 2 weeks.Similar results were got when test the mitochondrial function.In the first 2 weeks after roteoone administrating,the mitochondrial function of SH-SY5Y-Syn was better than that of SH-SY5Y-Ctr.This suggest that the ?-synuclein could protect the mitochondrial against the injury induced by rotenone in the early stage-1w,2w,while this effect disappeared in the final stage-4w.

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