The presumed consent principle in organ donation as one of the legal systems to obtain organs has a-chieved some success in practice.However,it is controversial in the ethical and legal aspects.Some Chinese scholars express concern about the implementation of presumed consent in the context of Chinese culture.In order to explicit whether the principle of presumed consent in organ donation is suitable for the Chinese culture,this pa-per considered that there are positive factors in promoting organ donation in Chinese culture through the study of the relationship among the types of presumed consent,the presumed consent and informed consent and the ethical prin-ciple of respect for autonomy.Under the regulation and promotion of state law,the principle of presumed consent can also play the positive role in promoting organ donation in the context of Chinese culture.

Objective To investigate the effects of inhibition of 5-LOX by RNA interference on proliferation suppression and apoptosis induction of pancreatic cancer cell line. Methods Plasmid expression vectors containing four 5-LOX siRNA array and one negative control array were established, resoectively, and were transfected into pancreatic cancer cell line SW1990 with Lipofectamine TM2000. Cell proliferation inhibition rate was measured by MTT assay; apoptotic rate was examined by flow cytometry. Results The inhibitory rate of expression of 5-LOX mRNA in negative control group and four 5-LOX siRNA groups was (3.0 ±1.4)%, (18.8±1.5)%, (53.5±2.3)%, (56.1±2.0)%, (52.4±2.5)%; the inhibitory rate of expression of 5-LOX protein was (4.5 ± 2.0) %, (18.1 ± 2.5) %, (50.4 ± 4.3) %, (48.9 ± 4.4) %, (45.9 ± 4.0) %. The inhibitory rates of cancer cell proliferation at 24 h and 48 h after the transfection were (2.1±1.0)%, (5.5±1.3)%, (11.9±1.2)%, (13.4±1.1)%, (13.8±1.3)% and (3.0±1.3)%, (16.0 ± 2.2) %, (25.7 ± 2.5) %, (25.3 ± 3.1) %, (27.2 ± 3.2) %, respectively. The apoptotic rates at 48 h after the transfection were (3.0 ± 1.0) %, (7.1 ± 1.10%, (17.5 ± 0. 9) %, (21.5 ± 1.1) %, (15.7 ± 1. 0)%, respectively. Conclusions The plasmid vector containing siRNA against 5-LOX could suppress 5-LOX expression in SW1990 cells effectively and specifically, and could inhibit proliferation and induce the apoptosis of pancreatic cancer cells.

Objective To investigate the role of CC chemokine ligand 20 (CCL20) and CC chemokine receptor 6 (CCR6) in the pathogenesis of acute necrotizing pancreatitis (ANP). Methods 48 SD rats were randomly divided into two groups: control group and ANP group. The ANP model was induced by retrograde infusion of 4 % sodium taurocholate into the biliary and pancreatic duct in SD rats. The same amount of saline was injected in the control group. The rats were sacrificed at 1, 3, 6, 12 h, the serum amylase levels and the pathological score of the pancreas were measured. The expressions of CCL20 and CCR6 mRNA and protein in pancreas were detected by immunohistochemistry and semi-quantitative RT-PCR,respectively. Results The levels of serum amylase and the histological score of ANP group were significantly higher than those of control group (P ＜ 0.01 ). The expression of pancreatic CCL20 mRNA and protein was increased in a time-dependant manner ( P ＜ 0.05 ). The expression of pancreatic CCR6 mRNA at 6h was significantly higher than that of control group (0.88 ± 0.05 vs 0. 23 ± 0.09, P ＜ 0.01 ). The expression of pancreatic CCR6 mRNA at 12h was decreased when compared with that of 6h group, but it was still higher than that of control group (0.37 ± 0. 10 vs 0. 15 ± 0.07, P ＜ 0.05 ), the change of CCR6 protein was consistent with that of CCR6 mRNA. Conclusions CCL20 and CCR6 may play an important role in the pathogenesis of ANP.