OBJECTIVE:To investigate pharmacokinetic parameters of glutathione( GSH )after intraveneous injection(iv) in dogs. METHODS: A single dose of 40 mg?kg-1 was given to 12 Beagle dogs by iv,their plasma blood sample in different times were collected and concentrations of GSH were detected by HPLC,then the pharmacokinetic parameters were calculated using 3p97 software program. RESULTS: The concentration-time curves of GSH with iv fitted to two-conpartment model. The main pharmacokinetic parameters including t1/2?、t1/2?、V(c)、CL(s)、AUC0～t were(2.32?1.26) min,(16.03?6.58) min,(1.13?0.54) L?kg-1,(0.080?0.027) L?min-1 and (546.69?189.45) ?g?h?mL-1,respectively. CONCLUSION: GSH in circulatory system of dogs after iv has short retention time and quick elimination.

OBJECTIVE:To explore the protective effects of Tongmaitang yanming capsules on retinal damage of aged rats. METHODS:Aged rats(aged 24 months)were randomly divided into Tongmaitang yanming capsule high-dose,medium-dose and low-dose groups (1.750,0.875,0.378 g/kg),positive control drug group (Calcium dobesilate capsules,0.175 g/kg) and model group,with 10 rats in each group. They were given relevant medicine intragastrically once a day for consecutive 90 days. At the end of the 90th day,another 10 rats aged 1.5 months were included into blank control group. After medication,60 rats were provid-ed with water but no food for 12 hours. Blood sample was collected from femoral,and the serum levels of GSH-Px,GSH,SOD and MDA was determined,respectively;right eyes were sampled,pathological change of retina was observed by HE staining and the number of retinal cell layer (RCL) neurons was counted. RESULTS:Compared with blank control group,serum levels of GSH-Px,GSH and SOD decreased in model group,while MDA level increased;the number of RCL neurons was (59 ± 4)% of blank control group (P<0.05 or P<0.01),and retina damage was found. Compared with model group,the serum levels of GSH-Px,GSH and SOD increased in positive control drug group and Tongmaitang yanming capsule groups,while MDA level de-creased;the number of RCL neurons in those groups were (98 ± 7)%,(69 ± 5)%,(78 ± 7)% and (95 ± 6)% of blank control group,respectively (P<0.05 or P<0.01);retina damage was relieved. CONCLUSIONS:Tongmaitang yanming capsules can in-hibit aging-induced lipid peroxidation of rat retina,prevent the progressive loss of retina neurons and protect aging-induced retina damage of rats.

BACKGROUNDOver-expression of RAB5A gene has been proved to be associated with neoplasia metastasis. This study is to explore the effect of RAB5A gene on invasion and metastasis of human lung adenocarcinoma cell lines.

METHODSConstituted basement membrane invasion technique, adhesion capability of tumor cell assay, the chemotactic migration of tumor cells assay, and gelatinases SDS-PAGE analysis method were used to detect the changes of invasive and metastatic capability of Anip973 (with high metastatic capability) and its parent AGZY83-a cell lines (with low metastatic capability).

RESULTSAfter AGZY83-a cells were transfected by PcDNA3.1-RAB5A plasmid, its invasion was significantly increased (t=24.36, P < 0.000 5); adhesion capability of cell was promoted (P < 0.05); the chemotactic migration of cells was higher than that of the parent lines (t=14.18, P < 0.000 5); and the activity of gelatinases secreted from transfected AGZY83-a was enhanced. The invasion of the transfected Anip973 cells with PcDNA3-AntiRAB5A was lower (t= 16.510 4, P < 0.002 5); adhesion capability of cell was decreased (P < 0.05); the chemotactic migration of cells was lower than that of the parent lines (t=6.062, P < 0.005); and the activity of gelatinases was obviously decreased.

CONCLUSIONSThis study in vitro indicates that over-expression of RAB5A genes plays an important role in tumor invasion and metastatic phenotype formation of human lung adenocarcinoma cells; and antisense RNA can interrupt the translation of RAB5A gene.

Objective To investigate the risk factors for pulmonary embolism (PE)in patients with acute spinal cord injury (ASCI).Methods A case-control design was adopted in this study.Basic information,injury cause,injury site,imaging and laboratory examination results and other relevant data of 840 ASCI patients admitted to 3 affiliated hospitals of Army Medical University from January 2018 to August 2023 were collected.According to occurrence of PE or not,these patients were divided a PE group (n=83) and a non-PE group (n=757).Univariate analysis was performed on 37 risk factors including gender,age,length of hospital stay,length of intensive care unit (ICU)stay,cause of injury,and so on,and then multivariate logistic regression analysis was applied to analyze these selected significant variables.Results Univariate analysis showed that 24 factors such as age,length of hospital stay,lower limb fracture,pulmonary contusion and infection,shock and number of operations were related to the occurrence of PE in ASCI patients (P<0.05).Binary logistic regression analysis indicated that age (P=0.000,OR=1.957,95％CI:1.532～2.499),length of ICU stay (P=0.000,OR=2.561,95％CI:1.728～3.794),number of operations (P=0.015,OR=1.814,95％CI:1.124～2.927),spinal fixation (P=0.004,OR=0.370,95％CI:0.189～0.724),restrictive position (P=0.000,OR=21.269,95％CI:5.276～85.740),platelet count (P=0.000,OR=1.553,95％CI:1.236～1.951),D-dimer level (P=0.000,OR=1.600,95％CI:1.376～1.860)and prothrombin time (P=0.025,OR=2.756,95％CI:1.138～6.670)were independent risk factors for PE in the patients.Conclusion The mortality of the ASCI patients with PE is significantly higher than those without.Age,length of ICU stay,number of operations,spinal fixation,restrictive position,platelet count,D-dimer level and prothrombin time are closely associated with PE in ASCI patients.

OBJECTIVE： To study the improvement effect of Shenrong bunao capsule on learning and memory ability of Alzheimer’s disease （AD） model mice， and to investigate its mechanism. METHODS： Totally 72 mice were randomly divided into blank control group （normal saline）， model group （normal saline）， Piracetam tablets group （positive control，0.80 g/kg），Shenrong bunao capsule high-dose，middle-dose and low-dose groups （1.92， 0.96， 0.48 g/kg）， with 12 mice in each group. Except that blank control group was given constant volume of normal saline subcutaneously. Other groups were given D-galactose （150 mg/kg） subcutaneously and sodium nitrite （50 mg/kg） intraperitoneally every day to induce AD model. At the same time，they were given relevant medicine intragastrically，once a day， for consecutive 60 d. 1 h after last administration， Morris water maze test was used to measure escape latency and times of crossing the platform within 90 s. HE staining was used to observe pathological changes of cerebral cortex in mice. Immunohistochemistry was used to detect the expressions of TNF-α， NF-κB p65， PI3K and Akt in cerebral cortex of mice. RESULTS： Compared with blank control group， escape latency was prolonged significantly （P＜0.01）， and the times of crossing the platform within 90 s was decreased significantly in model group （P＜0.01）. The neurons in cerebral cortex was damaged obviously， and the number of intact neurons was decreased significantly （P＜0.01）. The protein expressions of TNF-α， NF-κB p65， PI3K and Akt in cerebral cortex were increased significantly （P＜0.01）. Compared with model group， except that there was no statistical significance in escape latency， protein expressions of TNF-α， NF-кB p65， PI3K and Akt in Shenrong bunao capsule low-dose group （P＞0.05）， above indexes of other administration groups were improved significantly （P＜0.05 or P＜0.01）. CONCLUSIONS： Shenrong bunao capsule can improve the learning and memory ability of AD model mice， and its mechanism may be related to the inhibiting the protein expressions of TNF-α，NF-κB p65， PI3K and Akt in cerebral cortex region and relieving inflammation injury so as to protect cranial nerve.