Animals ; Drugs, Chinese Herbal ; therapeutic use ; Humans ; Hypertension ; drug therapy ; pathology ; physiopathology ; Myocardial Infarction ; drug therapy ; pathology ; physiopathology ; Phytotherapy ; Ventricular Remodeling ; drug effects

Objective To observe the distribution and imaging of radiolabelled arginine-glycineaspartic(RGD)peptide(99Tcm-3P4-RGD2)in collagen-induced arthritis(CIA),and to investigate the possibility of new markers for monitoring the angiogenesis of rheumatoid arthritis(RA)before and after treatment by single photon emission computed tomography(SPECT)labelled with 99Tcm-3P4-RGD2.Methods Type Ⅱ chicken collagen was injected into the tails of Wistar rats to establish arthritis models.The CIA-Wistar rats were randomly divided into three group:the Avastin group,the recombinant human tumor necrosis factor-α receptor Ⅱ group,and the blank control group.The changes of the arthritis index,joint pad thickness and radiological of T/NT before and after treatment were observed.The level of vascular endothelial growth factor(VEGF)in the serum was measured by enzyme-linked immuno sorbent assay(ELISA).The back metapedes pathological section was analyzed by Hematoxylin and Eosin stain(HE)and Safranin O stain as well as arthritic pathology index was also scored.The synovial expression level of VEGF was measured by immuno-histochemistry.The stain level of VEGF was assayed by semiquantitative approach.T test was applied for the comparison of two intergroup samples.Results Abnormal radioactive concentration appeared in the arthritis of the CIA-Wistar rats(1.40±0.17,1.32±0.20,1.30±0.08,P＜0.05).Through the treatment of Avastin and recombinant human tumor necrosis factor-α receptor Ⅱ,the radiological of T/NT decreased significantly(0.43±0.14,0.40±0.12,t=17.710,16.812,P＜0.05).After the treatment with Avastin and recombinant human tumor necrosis factor-α receptor Ⅱ,the severity of synovial pannus,joint pad thickness,arthritis index and the expression of VEGF were all decreased.The radiological of T/NT was positively correlated with the indices mentioned above(r=0.753,0.800,0.892,all P＜0.01 respectively with the the rhTNFR:Fc group)(r=0.701,P=0.001;r=0.502,P=0.024;r=0.481,P=0.032 individually with the rhTNFR:Fc group).Conclusion When 99Tcm-3P4-RGD2 is injected through the tail vein of Wistar rats,it can show the pathological changes of arthritis clearly.99Tcm-3P4-RGD2may be the new eikonogen to monitor the angiogenesis of RA before and after treatment.

Objective To evaluate the interventional of bare-handed core muscle strength training and the sling exercise therapy (SET) on low back pain.Methods The soldiers of an Air Force Station who suffered from low back pain participated in the study.One hundred and forty-four patients were equally divided into three groups: the core muscle strength group (using core muscle strength training and the general physical therapy), the SET group (using SET and general physical therapy), and the control group (using the general physical therapy).All the groups were tested for 6 weeks.Questionnaires were distributed to the three groups before intervention, two weeks, four weeks and six weeks after intervention in order to find out about the degree of LBP, lumbar function and activity of these cases.Changes in the lumbar muscle strength were observed.Results The number of the patients who completed the test included 43 cases in the bare-handed core muscle strength group, 43 cases in the SET group and 44 cases in the control group, respectively, the VAS scores were 3.25, the Roland scores were 5.83,the FFD scores were 8.58 of the bare-handed core muscle strength group;the VAS scores were 3.30, the Roland scores were 5.93,the FFD scores were 8.10 of the SET group;the VAS scores were 2.41, the Roland scores were 3.03,the FFD scores were 7.40 of the control group.The LBP intervention efficiency of the three groups was 90.90%, 85.13% and 46.82%, respectively.There was no significant difference in indexes between the test groups(P>0.05).But compared with the control group,there was significant difference(P<0.05).Conclusion The bare-handed core muscle strength training and SET have obvious effects on LBP cases.According to their own infrastructure and facilities, military health care organizations in different environments can intervene in LBP cases with the bare-handed core muscle strength training or SET to alleviate the pain effectively.

Objective To investigate the correlation between nuclear factor(NF)-?B and inflammation of cell in adriamycin-induced nephritic rats,and the intervention of antisense oligonucleotide targeting NF-?B to adriamycin-induced nephritic rats by measuring the expression of NF-?B p65 in renal cortex and the secretions of interleukin-6(IL-6),tumor necrosis factor-?(TNF-?)in serum.Methods Thirty male SD rats were divided into 5 groups(6 rats in each group):group A(sham operation),group B(glomerulosclerosis),group C(sense oligonucleotide),group D(non-sense oligonucleotide),group E(antisense oligonucleotide).Glomerulosclerosis models were made for SD rats by unilateral nephrectomy and being injected with adriamycin into caudal vein.In the 8th week,various medicine applys to correspon-ding group for intervention.At the 4th day and 8th day after intervention,the excretion amounts of 24 hours urine protein were determined.Hematoxylin-Eosin(HE) staining was used to observe the renal pathological changes.Using image analysis system to calculate glomerulosclerosis index(GI).The expression of NF-?B p65 in renal cortex was measured by immunohistochemistry staining,the secretions of IL-6,TNF-? in serum were performed by means of enzyme-linked immunosorbnent assay,respectively.Results At different time points,the expressions of active-NF-?B p65,IL-6,TNF-? in group E were significantly lower than those in group B.The intervention effects of antisense oligonucleotides at the 8th day were stronger than that at the 4th day.Conclusions NF-?B is significantly correlated with glomerulosclerosis and inflammations of glomerular intrinsic cells.Using NF-?B antisense oligonucleotide to be injected into renal artery can block directly the translation of NF-?B gene,delay inflammations of glomerular intrinsic cells and the progressions of glomerulosclerosis.

Humans ; Medicine, Chinese Traditional ; methods ; Thrombocytopenia ; etiology ; therapy

Objective To explore the expression of PRR11(Proline-rich protein 11) in human osteosarcoma and investigate the effect of PRR11 on the proliferation of human osteosarcoma cells.Methods Immunohistochemical staining was applied to detect the PRR11 expression in 75 cases of osteosarcoma and corresponding normal tissues.Western blotting was used to examine PRR11 protein expression levels in osteosarcoma cell lines.We used siRNA to knock down the expression of PRR11 and tested the effects of PRR11 down-regulation on the proliferation in SaOS2 cells.Results PRR11 was overexpressed in osteosarcoma specimens compared to their paired normal tissues,the over expression rate of PRR11 in osteosarcoma and corresponding paracancerous tissues were 76％(57/75) and 9.33％(7/75) with statistical difference(P<0.05).The high expression of PRR11 was correlated with tumor pathological grade and lymphatic metastasis(P<0.05).PRR11 was expressed in 4 osteosarcoma cell lines which were SaOS2,143B,U2OS and MG63 respectively,the expression was highest in SaOS2 cells.Silencing PRR11 inhibited cell growth as compared with control cells(P<0.05).Conclusion PRR11 is overexpression in human osteosarcoma and promotes its progression by enhancing proliferation.The increased expression of PRR11 in osteosarcoma is a new target for treatment and early diagnosis of human osteosarcoma patients.

Objective To investigate the effect of the modified wrist-hand orthosis on the spasm and function of wrist-hand in hemiplegic patients. Methods 56 patients with hemiplegia after stroke were divided into observation group (n=28) and control group (n=28). All the patients received routine rehabilitation, including physical therapy, occupational therapy, and Hufschmidt therapy. The observation group wore modified wrist-hand orthosis 4-8 hours a day after the treatment, with interval of 15 min per 30-60 min. All the patients were assessed with modified Ashworth Scale (MAS), simple Fugl-Meyer Assessment (FMA) and active range of motion (AROM) of flexion, extension, radial deviation and ulnar deviation of wrist before and 4 weeks, 8 weeks and 12 weeks after treatment. Results There was no significant improvement in both groups 4 weeks after treatment, nor difference between groups. The scores of MAS and FMA improved 8 weeks after treatment in both groups (P<0.05), and improved more in the observation group than in the control group (P<0.01). While the AROMs improved in the observation groups (P<0.05), and the AROM of extension was more than that of the control group (P<0.01). 12 weeks after treatment, the scores of MAS and FMA improved further in the observation group (P<0.01), and improved more than those of the control group (P<0.01). The AROMs of flexion, extension and radial deviation improved more in the observation group than in the control group (P<0.05). Conclusion The modified wrist-hand orthosis can obviously relieve the spasm of wrist-hand flexor in patients with hemiplegia after stroke, and promote the motor function.

Sixteen compounds were isolated from the aerial parts of Euphorbia sikkimensis by means of various chromatographic techniques such as silica gel, Sephades LH-20 and RP-18, and their structures were elucidated as naringenin (1), kaempferol (2), quercetin (3), kaempferol-3-O-alpha-L-arabinopyranoside (4), quercetin-3-O-alpha-L-arabinopyranoside (5), quercetin-3-O-(2"-galloyl)-alpha-L-arabinopyranoside (6), 5alpha, 8alpha-epidioxy-(22E, 24R)-ergosta-6,22-dien-3beta-ol (7), stigmast-5-ene-7-one-3beta-ol (8), 3beta-hydroxy4a, 14alpha-dimethyl-5alpha-ergosta-8, 24(28)-dien-7-one(9), beta-sitosterol (10) , 10-cucurbitadienol( 1) , scopoletin(12) , ethyl gallate(13), p-hydroxybenzaldehyde (14), 3 betahydroxybenzeneethanol( 15) ,and 2,4-dihydroxy-6-methoxy-acetophenone (16) on the basis of spectroscopic data analysis. All the compounds are isolated from this plant for the first time, and compounds 1, 4-8, 15 are obtained from Euphorbia species for the first time.
Chromatography ; Euphorbia ; chemistry ; Organic Chemicals ; analysis ; isolation & purification

Objective To explore vascular smooth muscle cell(SMC) proliferation and cell apoptosis during the development of abdominal aortic aneurysm(AAA). Methods The animal model of AAA was established in Wistar rats and the specimens were harvested at the 3rd day,and 1、2、3 and 4 week after the model initiation. In situ end-labeling of DNA fragments (TUNEL) was used to detect SMC apoptosis and immunohistochemical staining was applied to investigate the expression of SMC apoptosis markers(bcl-2,bax),proliferating cell nuclear antigen (PCNA) and ?-actin. Results TUNEL-positive and PCNA-positive SMC reached the maximum at 2～3 week and 1 week respectively;The count of TUNEL-positive SMC was less than PCNA-positive SMC during the period of day 3 to 1 week and that was vice versa from 2nd to 4th week with SMC amount significantly decreased;Bcl-2 and bax protein was strongly expressed at 1 week and 3 week after operation(all P

A pot experiment was conducted to study effect of drought stress on leaf physiological characteristics and growth of one year old Stellaria dichotoma seedlings. The result showed that plant height and shoot dry weight significantly decreased with decrease in soil water content; however, root length and root dry weight increased at light drought stress and decreased at severe drought stress. The result also showed that with the decrease of soil water content, proline content in S. dichotoma leaves decreased then increase, while solube protein content decreased. Activities of SOD and POD in S. dichotoma leaves significantly decreased as soil water content decreased, while activity of CAT significantly decreased at severe drought stress. Membrane permeability in S. dichotoma leaves increased, while MDA content decreased then increased as soil water decreased. These results suggest that S. dichotoma had osmotic stress resistance ability and reactive oxygen scavenging capacity at light drought stress, which caused S. dichotoma growth was no inhibited at a certain extent drought stress.
Droughts ; Plant Leaves ; enzymology ; growth & development ; metabolism ; Plant Proteins ; metabolism ; Plant Roots ; enzymology ; growth & development ; metabolism ; Proline ; metabolism ; Seedlings ; enzymology ; growth & development ; metabolism ; Stellaria ; enzymology ; growth & development ; metabolism ; Water ; metabolism