Pit cells (PCs) are hepatic natural killer cells(HNKCs), and play an important role in resisting tumor, resisting virus, regulating hepatocyte growth and differentiation, inhibiting liver fibrosis and so on. In the paper, research progress in liver pit cells is briefly summarized.

Anemia is commonly observed in lung cancer patients,and it is mainly caused by chemotherapy.Anemia can cause several debilitating symptoms such as fatigue and tachycardia which will not only influence the patients' quality of life and therapy effect,but also short the survival time.So anemia has been regarded as a poor independent prognostic indicator of the disease.Transfusion the erythrocytes and using the erythropoiesis stimulating agents is the main treatments of the disease.Using the erythropoiesis stimulating agents is the main treatment before the hemoglobin decreasing significantly in order to reduce the times of transfusion.Keeping the hemoglobin between 10.0-12.0 g/dl can improve the patients' quality of life and avoid the adverse events such as thrombus formation at the same time.

Objective To explore the effect of early phase rehabilitation training on the urination function recovery of the patients with paraplegia caused by spinal cord injury (SCI).Methods Sixty-six patients with paraplegia caused by SCI were selected and divided into the rehabilitation and the control group.The rehabilitation group of patients received early phase rehabilitation training on the urination function,the control group received routine training on the urination training and urinary catheter nursing care.The urination function recovery effect was compared between two groups.Results The urination function recovery effect of the rehabilitation group was significantly better than the control group.Conclusions The usage of early phases of urination training measures on the SCI paraplegia patients can help them cast off the catheter,build up regular urination,and reduce complications.

OBJECTIVE:To explore the effect and mechanism of ulinastatin on blood coagulation dysfunction of ICU sepsis pa-tients. METHODS:64 ICU sepsis patients were randomly divided into treatment and control groups,with 32 cases in each group. Control group received routine treatment,while treatment group was additionally given Ulinastatin injection on the basis of control group,100 000 u dissolved in 500 ml 15% Glucose injection or Sodium chloride injection intraveously,3 times/d,for consecutive 7 days. The mechanical ventilation time,ICU length of stay and survival rate within 30 d were analyzed statistically in 2 groups. The platelet count (PLT),prothrombin time (PT),activated partial thromboplastin time (APTT),fibrinogen (FIB),D-dimer (D-D), white blood cell count (WBC) and IL-6 were detected before treatment and on first,third and seventh day after treatment. RE-SULTS:After treatment,mechanical ventilation and ICU length of stay in treatment group were significantly shorter than in control group,and survival rate was significantly higher than control group,with statistical significance (P<0.05). The peripheral blood WBC and IL-6 level of treatment group were significantly lower than those of control group,with statistical significance(P<0.05). There was a significant difference in blood coagulation indicators between treatment group after 7 days of treatment and before treat-ment,control group after treatment(P<0.05). The blood coagulation indicators recovered to normal level after 7 days of treatment. CONCLUSIONS:Ulinastatin can improve blood coagulation of ICU sepsis patients by a mechanism of inhibiting the release of in-flammatory cytokines and corresponding blood coagulation factor function.

OBJECTIVEThis study aimed to evaluate the biological characteristics of a human specifically targeted antimi- crobial peptide C16LL-37 against Streptococcus mutans (S. mutans).

METHODSIn this study, an antimicrobial peptide LL-37, a peptide derived from CSP(C16) (S. mutans competence stimulating peptide), and recombinant peptide C16LL-37 were synthesized by Fmoc-chemistry-based strategy. The selectivity and antibacterial activity of C16LL-37 were identified by the colony counting method on microbial culture plates. After treatment of C16LL-37 at 32 µmol · L⁻¹, the morphological changes in S. mutans were observed by using scanning electron microscopy (SEM). In addition, enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay was used to evaluate the hemolytic activity and antibacterial activity of C16LL-37 under different conditions.

RESULTS1) The minimum inhibitory concentration of C16LL-37 was 16 µmol · L⁻¹, and the minimum bactericidal concentration was 64 μmol ·L⁻¹. 2) The survival rate of S. mutans was 3.46% after C16LL-37 treatment at 64 µmo-L⁻¹ for 30 min, whereas it was 0% at 64 µmol · L⁻¹ for 60 min. The survival rates of four other kinds of bacteria were more than 60% at any time (P < 0.05). 3) The morphological change in S. mutans was observed after C16LL-37 treatment at 32 µmol · L⁻¹ by using SEM. S. mutans presented an irregular shape, rough surface, and evident splitting. 4) The hemolysis rate of C16LL-37 (≤ 64 µmol · L⁻¹) was less than 0.33%. 5) This study showed no significant in- fluence on the antibacterial activity of C16LL-37 under different conditions, such as temperature, pH, salinity, and trypsin at low concentration (P > 0.05).

CONCLUSIONC16LL-37 exhibited obvious specificity for S. mutans, strong antibacterial activity, low toxicity, and high stability. Thus, C16LL-37 has good potential in caries research and clinical application.

Anti-Infective Agents ; pharmacology ; Antimicrobial Cationic Peptides ; pharmacology ; Bacterial Proteins ; Dental Caries ; Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay ; Humans ; Microbial Sensitivity Tests ; Microscopy, Electron, Scanning ; Peptides ; Streptococcus mutans ; drug effects

Objective To study the effects of γ-IFN on the expression of HLA-G mRNA in primary cultured astrocytoma cells. Methods Different concentrations of γ-IFN were added to primary cultured cells, and HLA-G mRNA were detected by RT-PCR. Results After γ-IFN treatment, HLA-G mRNA can not be determined from HLA-G originally negative astrocytoma cells. The expression of HLA-G are up - regulated in all original HLA-G positive astrocytoma cells in a dose-dependent manner. Conclusion γ-IFN can increase the ex-pression of HLA-G gene in the primary cultured astrocytoma cells which HLA - G are originally positive.

Objective To compare transurethral enucleation of plasma chamber(TUERP)plasma and tran-surethral resection of the prostate(PKRP) treatment efficacy,security and the impact on sexual function.Methods 80 cases of BPH patients were randomly divided into two groups,TUERP and PKRP.Follow-up for 12 months,compared two groups maximum urinary flow rate(Qmax),residual urine volume(PVR),serum prostate-specific antigen(PSA) level,prostate volume(PV),international prostate symptom score(IPSS),quality of life score(QOL),the bladder prostate prominent(IPP)and other indicators and erectile dysfunction and retrograde ejaculation changing circum-stances were compared.Results In the weight of prostate surgery there were significant differences,in which removal of the weight of TUERP group significantly higher than PKRP group.After 12 months,32 cases of TUERP patients and 31 patients of PKRP group completed follow-up.After 1,3,6,12 months,Qmax,PVR,IPSS,QOL improved than that before surgery.Two groups were compared after a month,and there were significant differences in prostate volume,which TU/ERP group was significantly smaller than PKRP group.After3 months in the prostate volume and residual U-rine volume there were significant differences,both TUERP group Was significantly smaller than PKRP group.After 6 months and 12 months in the prostate volume,residual urine volume and there were significant differences in PSA,both TUERP group was significantly smaller than PKRP group.ED,and retrograde ejaculation occured after the rate of two between the two groups was no significant difference.Conclusion Transurethral enueleation of plasma chamber on sexual function in patients,but through the appropriate personalized treatment,sexual function in some patients was recoverable.

Aim To explore the protective effects of dl-praeruptorin ( Pd-Ia) against acute lung injury induced by lipopolysaccharide ( LPS ) .Methods Acute lung injury model was induced by intranasal instillation LPS, and Pd-Ia was administered by intraperitoneal in-jection after 1 h of LPS exposure .Lung tissue samples were collected after 24 h of LPS administration to in-vestigate the role of Pd-Ia in acute lung injury .Results Pathomorpholoy showed a marked improvement of in-flammatory cell infiltration in Pd-Ia treated group , cel-lular staining also indicated a marked decrease of in-flammatory cells in BALF, and quantitative PCR and ELISA revealed a significant inhibition of cytokine IL-6,TNF-α, IL-1β, and chemokine MIP-1α, MIP-2 ex-pression .Pd-Ia attenuated LPS-induced histological se-verities and TNF-α, IL-6, IL-1β,MIP-1αand MIP-2 production .Conclusion Pd-Ia can alleviate the lung injury by ameliorating inflammation in lung .

The aim of this study was to build a gene chip system with surface plasmon resonance (SPR) technique, for which Gamma-peptide nucleic acid (Gamma-PNA) functioned as a probe, in order to improve sensitivity and its specificity. With the use of self-assembled monolayer (SAM) technology, surface chemistry of two-dimensional structure was used. Gamma-PNA was designed according to the bioinformatics, and was plated on the SPR chip modified by SAM. Subsequently, relevant parameters of the experiment were ensured and optimized. The results showed that the performances of Gamma-PNA probe was little affected by the ion concentration of buffer, and it had a strong light signal in a stable state. As the ion concentration was 0, there were still good hybrid reactions; pH value had less influence upon Gamma-PNA probe, and acid environment of buffer could be better. Gamma-PNA probe combined with sensor technologies achieved made the probe with dispensable labels and real-time detection. It also improved the efficiency of the hybridization and the stability, providing the foundation for clinical application.
Nucleic Acid Hybridization ; Nucleic Acid Probes ; Oligonucleotide Array Sequence Analysis ; methods ; Peptide Nucleic Acids ; genetics ; Sensitivity and Specificity ; Surface Plasmon Resonance

OBJECTIVETo establish a HPLC method to determine the carnosic acid in the stomach and intestine of rats and study its tissue distribution characteristics.

METHODAfter intragastric administration of carnosic acid (90 mg x kg(-1)), rats for each time-point were sacrificed by decapitation. After removal of the blood, various tissues were rapidly removed and weighted, all tissues were treated with a series of pretreatment before HPLC. Chromatographic separation was achieved on a Kromasil C18 column (4.6 mm x 150 mm, 5 microm) protected by an ODS guard column at 25 degrees C, using acetonitrile-0.1% phosphoric acid solution (55:45) as mobile phase, at a flow rate of 1 mL x min(-1). The wavelength of the UV detector was set at 210 nm for carnosic acid and internal standard.

RESULTGood linearities were obtained in every tissue over a range of 0.3212-160.6 mg x L(-1). The recovery, intra-day and inter-day precision and accuracy of three concentrations of carnosic acid in tissues met the requirements of methodology. And the stability of the tissue samples were also validated. The results of distribution in stomach and intestine showed that the highest concentration was (307.1 +/- 119.2) microg x g(-1) in stomach and (33.32 +/- 17.70) microg x g(-1) in intestine after intragastric administration of carnosic acid.

CONCLUSIONThe HPLC method was established to determine the concentration of carnosic acid in tissues. This method is quick, precise, and reproducible. It is the first time to study the tissue distribution of carnosic acid in rats after intragastric administration.

Animals ; Antioxidants ; pharmacokinetics ; Calibration ; Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid ; Diterpenes, Abietane ; pharmacokinetics ; Intestines ; metabolism ; Linear Models ; Male ; Plant Extracts ; pharmacokinetics ; Rats ; Sensitivity and Specificity ; Stomach ; metabolism ; Time Factors ; Tissue Distribution