Objectives:To investigate the effects of zinc supplements on the nutritional state of gut mucosa after major burns. Methods:Weanling rats were fed zinc deficient chows (zinc content: 1.6 ?g/g) for seven days to induce zinc deficient status. Then 20% TBSA deeper second degree scalds were made and the rats were divided into three groups fed on chows different in zinc contents. Zinc contents were 1.6 ?g/g, 24.7 ?g/g, 286.9 ?g/g respectively. A group of rats fed normal zinc content (24.7 ?g/g) diets before and after scalds was designed as control. Rats were killed on the eighth day after burns and certain sections of jejunum and ileum were resected. Vincristine was injected 6 hours before they were killed, which was supposed to block cell division in metaphase. DNA and protein contents as well as crypt cell production rate (CCPR) were calculated. Results: DNA contents and CCPR of jejunal mucosa were markedly improved in the group of zinc supplements. Protein contents were also improved to some extent. The same trend could be seen in ileac mucosa too. Conclusions: Zinc plays an important role on the nutritional states and proliferation of gut mucosal cells. To supplement zinc after major burns in rats with zinc deficent could help to repair the injured intestinal mucosa.

Objective The role of long non-coding RNA Linc00467 in human lung adenocarcinoma is not yet clear.This study was to investigate the expression of long non-coding RNA Linc00467 in human lung adenocarcinoma, its clinical significance, and the effects of Linc00467 on the functions of the tumor and endothelial cells in vitro.Methods Lung adenocarcinoma tissue and normal tissue surrounding the malignance were obtained from 60 patients with pathologically proved stage I-Ⅲa lung adenocarcinoma.Human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs) were transfected with the over-expressed plasmid pccl-Linc00467 (HUVEC experimental group) or the empty vector pccl (HUVEC control group), A549 cells with Linc00467-siRNA (A549 experimental group) or negative siRNA (A549 control group), and H1299 cells, too, with Linc00467-siRNA (H1299 experimental group) or negative siRNA (H1299 control group).The expression level of Linc00467 in the lung adenocarcinoma tissue was detected by qRT-PCR with an analysis of its correlation with the clinicopathological characteristics of the patients;the influence of Linc00467 on the proliferation of the A549, H1299 and HUVEC cells was assayed with CCK-8;and the role of Linc00467 in the angiogenesis of the HUVECs was assessed by fibrin bead sprouting assay.Results The expression of Linc00467 in the lung adenocarcinoma tissue was 2.72±1.31 times as high as that in the normal lung tissue (P<0.01), and those in the A549 and H1299 cells were 3.45±0.25 and 3.22±0.33 times as high as those in the human bronchial epithelial (HBE) cells (P<0.01).The expression level of Linc00467 was significantly correlated with the tumor size and vascular invasion (P<0.05).After transfection of Linc00467-siRNA, the expressions of Linc00467 in the A549 and H1299 experimental groups were down-regulated by 72% and 68% as compared with those in the A549 and H1299 control groups (P<0.01).The number of living cells was remarkably decreased in the A549 experimental group in comparison with the A549 control at 48 h (1.29±0.07 vs 1.51±0.09), 72 h (1.53±0.15 vs 2.13±0.11), and 96 h after culturing (1.98±0.18 vs 3.02±0.12), and so was it in the H1299 experimental versus the H1299 control group, but markedly increased in the HUVEC experimental versus the HUVEC control group (P<0.05).At 5 days, HUVEC experimental group, as compared with the HUVEC control, showed a significantly increased number of newly formed vascular branches (7.36 vs 4.25/superbead, P<0.01) and relative length of the blood vessels (3.12 vs 1, P<0.01).Conclusion Linc00467 promotes tumor cell proliferation and angiogenesis and is highly expressed in the lung adenocarcinoma tissue, which is correlated with the tumor size and vascular invasion and suggests that Linc00467 could be a potential biomarker and therapeutic target.

OBJECTIVE: To observe cardiac ultrastructure and the expression of heat shock protein 70 (HSP70) and hypoxia inducible factor-lα (HIF-lα) in electric shock death rats and to explore the application of these indexes as the basis of medical identification in electric shock death. METHODS: Seventy-two SD rats were randomly divided into electric shock death group, postmortem electric shock group and the control group. The changes of myocardial ultrastructure were observed by transmission electron microscope, and the expressions of myocardial HSP70 and HIF-1α were observed by immunohistochemical technology. RESULTS: Myocardial myofibril fracture, mitochondrial cristae and membrane dissolution, and disordered arrangement of Z lines and M lines were observed in electric shock rats. HSP70 and HIF-lα were strong positive expressions in the electric shock death group, significantly compared with the control and postmortem electric shock groups (P < 0.05). CONCLUSION The expressions of HSP70 and HIF-lα were obviously increased in electric shock death group, which may be used as the diagnostic indicator of electric shock death.
Animals ; Death ; HSP70 Heat-Shock Proteins/metabolism* ; Hypoxia-Inducible Factor 1, alpha Subunit/metabolism* ; Myocardium/pathology* ; Rats ; Rats, Sprague-Dawley

Objective To determine the effecting factors for diagnosis of binign or malignant in cystic lesions of pancreas(CLP).Methods One hundred twenty-six patients undergoing operations for CLP or suspected CLP in this hospital from January 1984 to June 2008 were reviewed.Patients were divided into two groups according to lesion's histological features after operation.The predictive effect of various preoperative factors on the malignant potential of CLP was evaluated.Results One hundred twenty-six patients underwent operations for suspected pancreatic cystic neoplasms.There were 89 benign and 37 malignant CLPs.The univariate analysis showed that gender, clinical symptoms(jaundice and weight loss), elevated serum CA199, and presence of one or more of three morphologic features such as solid component, nodule or septation were significantly different between benign and malignant cystic neoplasm of pancreas.The multivariate analysis indicated that imaging features and gender were independent predictors of malignancy.Conclusion In patients with suspected pancreatic cystic neoplasms, elevated serum CA199, clinical symptoms(jaundice and weight loss)and presence of suspicious morphologic features on imaging are predictors of malignant potential of CLP.Patients with a high likelihood of a potentially malignant or malignant lesion based on these three factors should undergo operation without additional investigations.

Paracetamol was used as a model drug in this study to investigate the synergetic effects of lipid coating and beta-cyclodextrin (beta-CD) inclusion for masking the bitter taste of poorly soluble drugs. To control the concentration as low as possible of the free drug which produced a bitter taste, a kinetic model was established to calculate the drug distribution theoretically among the free drug in medium, lipid coated particles and molecular inclusion on the basis of the preparation and characterization of the lipid microspheres, so as to select the proper amount of beta-CD. Finally, the synergetic drug delivery systems were prepared and characterized by 1H nuclear magnetic resonance (1H NMR), molecular simulation and the electronic tongue. As a result, the drug release rate constant (k) of the lipid microspheres coated with octadecanol was determined as 0.001 270 s(-1). Then, the synergetic drug delivery systems were prepared with the ratio of 6.74 : 1 (w/w) for beta-CD and paracetamol. The chemical shift values for the fingerprint peaks of paracetamol all increased and hydrogen bonds were formed between the oxygen on the phenolic hydroxyl group, the nitrogen on the imino in paracetamol and the hydrogens on the hydroxyl groups in beta-CD. The results tested by the electronic tongue indicated that the paracetamol, lipid microspheres, beta-CD inclusion and their mixture showed different taste characteristics, with the bitterness order of the synergetic drug delivery systems approximately lipid microspheres < beta-CD inclusion < paracetamol, which confirmed the synergetic taste masking effects of lipid coating and beta-CD molecular inclusion. In summary, the synergetic taste masking was jointly achieved through the retard of the drug release by the lipid coating and the inclusion of the free paracetamol by beta-CD through hydrogen bonds.
Acetaminophen ; administration & dosage ; chemistry ; Administration, Oral ; Drug Delivery Systems ; Electrical Equipment and Supplies ; Electrochemical Techniques ; instrumentation ; methods ; Hydrogen Bonding ; Kinetics ; Lipids ; chemistry ; Microspheres ; Solubility ; Taste ; drug effects ; beta-Cyclodextrins ; chemistry

Gangliocytic paraganglioma of the duodenum is an extremely rare disease. Few cases have been reported in the literature from 1957 to 2010. We reported a 67-year-old man with gangliocytic paraganglioma of the duodenum.
Aged ; Duodenal Neoplasms ; diagnosis ; Duodenum ; pathology ; Humans ; Male ; Paraganglioma ; diagnosis

Autopsy ; Coxsackievirus Infections ; Enterovirus ; isolation & purification ; Enterovirus B, Human ; isolation & purification ; Enterovirus Infections ; Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease ; pathology ; virology ; Humans ; Infant ; Male

The complete nucleotide sequence of a cDNA clone encoding weever ribosomal protein L8, WeevL8, is described here. The WeevL8 cDNA has 848 nucleotides in full length and encodes a 257 amino-acid protein with a calculated molecular mass of 28.02 kDa. Two conserved domains have been identified in WEEVL8. It was concluded fromsequence alignment that WeevL8 gene was quite conservative, consistent with its role as a house-keeping gene. A phylogenetic analysis made by L8 protein showed the similar phylogenetic relationship to that with 18s rDNA. The high similarity supports the notion that ribosomal protein L8 can also be used as phylogenetic criterion.

Objective To assess the protective effect of rabbit serum paraoxonase-1 (PON-1) on renal injury induced by dichlorvos in rats.Methods Totally 30 healthy S-D rats were randomly divided into 5 groups:control group (group A,n =6),exposure group (group B,n =6),PON-1 pretreatment group (group C,n =6),traditional atropine,pralidoxime treatment group (group D,n =6) and combination therapy group (group E,n =6).The rats of group A were given normal saline in equal volume of dichlorvos injected into abdominal cavity to make a false model of dichlorvos poisoning.In rats of groups B,C,D and E,9 mg/kg dichlorvos was administered.In rats of groups C and E,PON-1 4 500 units/kg was injected into vein of the tails half an hour before dichlorvos administration.After dichlorvos exposure,rats in group D and E were treated with 45 mg/kg iodoprofen and 10 mg/kg atropine by intraperitoneal injection.The activity of blood urea nitrogen (BUN) was assayed with urease.Serum creatinine (Cr) were measured by picric acid colorimetry.Serum Cys-C,KIM-1 and NAG in urine were determined by ELISA.Ultrastructural changes in renal tissues of rats were examined by light microscopy.The differences in laboratory findings between groups were compared.Results The creatinine level in group B was significantly higher than that in other groups (P ＜0.05).The levels of Cys-C,KIM-1 and NAG in group B and group D were significantly higher than those in group A (P ＜ 0.01).But there were no significant differences in above biomarkers among group C,group E and group A.There were no significant differences in above biomarkers between group B and group D.In group B,inflammatory cells infiltrated extensively in renal tissues and,the renal cells were congested and edematous,the lumen was obliterated and the border of the brush disappeared.The tubular structures were not clearly distinct found in group B,but edema and inflammatory cell infiltration with lesser degree were found in group D than those in dichlorvos exposure groups.The clearly distinct structure of the tube without completely occluded lumen in group D,and the most serious lesions were found in distal convoluted tubules.In group C,and group E,there were only mild congestion and edema without significant cell degeneration and necrosis.In group A,the structure of renal tubular epithelium was clearly distinct with brush-shaped margin,and without tubular or necrotic cell debris in the lumen.Conclusion The rabbit serum PON-1 can protect the renal tissue of rats after dichlorvos exposure.

Objective To explore whether the use of purified rabbit serum paraoxonase 1 (PON1) for the treatment of dichlorvos-induced liver injury in rats is superior to traditional method.Methods Thirty male SD rats were randomly divided into the followint 5 groups,with 6 rats in each group:control group (A group),dichlorvos group (B group),traditional treatment group (C group),PON 1 treatment group (D group),combined treatment group (E group).Rats in groups B,C,D and E were adminstered dichlorvos by intraperitoneal injection 9 mg/kg.In group C,atropine 10 mg/kg and iodine solution 45 mg/kg were injected intraperitoneally within 2 min after dichlorvos administration.In group D,PON1 was injected intravenously at a dose of 9 600 U/kg,30 min prior to poisoning.In group E,PON1 was injected intravenously at a dose of 9 600 U/kg,30 min prior to poisoning,followed by in travenous injection of atropine 10 mg/kg and iodine solution 45 rng/kg within 2 min after poisoning.Rats in A group received normal saline.Blood was collected at different time points to examine the acetyl cholinesterase (AChE)-levels by ELISA method.Liver tissue were collected at 12 hours after model establishment to observe the pathological changes.The expression of 4 hydroxy 2-nonenal (4-HNE) in the liver tissue was detected by immunohistochemistry and Western blotting.Results In group B,AChE levels decreased significantly,liver cells showed severn fatty degeneration,karyopyknosis and other pathological changes,and 4-HNE expression increased.The pathological changes of group D and group E were less obvious than those of group C,and the 4-HNE expression in the group D and group E were significantly different from that in the group C (P＜ 0.05).Conclusion PON1 plays a protective role in dichlorvos-induced liver injury in rats,and this protection is better than that offered by traditional treatment.